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61 strain

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1. strein verb
1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) estirar, tensar

2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) torcerse, hacerse un esguince, hacerse daño (en), forzar

3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) poner a prueba, abusar

4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) colar, escurrir

2. noun
1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) tensión, presión

2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensión, estrés

3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) torcedura, esguince

4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) presión

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- strained
- strainer
- strain off
II strein noun
1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.)

2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.)

3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.)

strain¹ n tensión

strain and stress tensión y estrés

strain² vb

1. forzar

I had to strain my eyes to see it tuve que forzar la vista para verlo

2. lesionarse / torcer

he strained his back lifting the stone se lesionó la espalda al levantar la piedra

3. filtrar / colar

you have to strain the tea before pouring it hay que filtrar el té antes de servirlo

strain

tr[streɪn]

noun

1 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL (tension) tensión nombre femenino; (pressure) presión nombre femenino; (weight) peso

■ the rope broke under the strain la cuerda se rompió debido a la tensión

■ breaking strain tensión máxima

2 (stress, pressure) tensión nombre femenino, estrés nombre masculino; (effort) esfuerzo; (exhaustion) agotamiento

■ she's been under a lot of strain lately ha estado sometida a muchas tensiones últimamente

■ the move put a lot of strain on them la mudanza los sometió a muchas tensiones

■ I find it a constant strain me resulta un esfuerzo continuo

■ mental strain tensión nerviosa

3 (tension) tirantez nombre femenino, tensión nombre femenino

■ the latest crisis has put more strain on Franco-Spanish relations la última crisis ha aumentado la tirantez en las relaciones francoespañolas

4 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL torcedura, esguince nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (stretch) estirar, tensar

2 (damage, weaken - muscle) torcer(se), hacerse un esguince en; (- back) hacerse daño en; (- voice, eyes) forzar; (ears) aguzar; (- heart) cansar

■ I strained my back me hice daño en la espalda

■ she strained her ears to hear aguzó el oído para escuchar

3 (stretch - patience, nerves, credulity) poner a prueba; (- resources) estirar al máximo; (- relations) someter a demasiada tensión, crear tirantez en

■ it strained my patience puso a prueba mi paciencia

■ he strained his authority abusó de su autoridad

4 (filter - liquid) colar; (- vegetables, rice) escurrir

intransitive verb

1 (make great efforts) esforzarse, hacer un gran esfuerzo

plural noun strains

1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL son m sing, compás m sing

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to strain at the leash tirar de la correa

to strain oneself esforzarse

■ don't strain yourself! ¡no te esfuerces!

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strain

tr[streɪn]

noun

1 (race, breed) raza; (descent) linaje nombre masculino; (of plant, virus) cepa

2 (streak) vena

■ a strain of madness una vena de loco

strain ['streɪn] vt

1) exert: forzar (la vista, la voz)

to strain oneself: hacer un gran esfuerzo

2) filter: colar, filtrar

3) injure: lastimarse, hacerse daño en

to strain a muscle: sufrir un esguince

strain n

1) lineage: linaje m, abolengo m

2) streak, trace: veta f

3) variety: tipo m, variedad f

4) stress: tensión f, presión f

5) sprain: esguince m, torcedura f (del tobillo, etc.)

6) strains npl

tune: melodía f, acordes mpl, compases fpl

strain

n.

• agotamiento nervioso s.m.

• deformación s.f.

• duelo s.m.

• esfuerzo muy grande s.m.

• linaje s.m.

• raza s.f.

• ribete s.m.

• tensión s.f.

• tirantez s.f.

v.

• cerner v.

• colar v.

• estirar v.

• fatigar v.

• forzar v.

• pujar v.

• torcer v.

• trascolar v.

streɪn
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noun

1) u c ( tension) tensión f; ( pressure) presión f

the rope snapped under the strain — la cuerda se rompió debido a la tensión a la que estaba sometida

it puts a strain on your spine — ejerce presión sobre la columna vertebral

the incident put a strain on Franco-German relations — las relaciones franco-alemanas se volvieron tirantes a raíz del incidente

she's been under great o a lot of strain — ha estado pasando una época de mucha tensión or de mucho estrés

2) c u ( Med) (resulting from wrench, twist) torcedura f; ( on a muscle) esguince m

3) strains pl ( tune)

the strains of a flute could be heard in the distance — se oía una flauta a lo lejos

4)

a) c ( type - of plant) variedad f; (- of virus) cepa f; (- of animal) raza f

b) ( streak) (no pl) veta f

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1.

transitive verb

1) ( exert)

to strain one's eyes/voice — forzar* la vista/voz

to strain one's ears — aguzar* el oído

he strained every muscle to lift the weight — usó todas sus fuerzas para levantar el peso

2)

a) ( overburden) \<\<beam/support\>\> ejercer* demasiada presión sobre

b) ( injure)

to strain one's back — hacerse* daño en la espalda

to strain a muscle — hacerse* un esguince

c) (overtax, stretch) \<\<relations\>\> someter a demasiada tensión, volver* tenso or tirante; \<\<credulity/patience\>\> poner* a prueba

3) ( filter) filtrar; ( Culin) colar*; \<\<vegetables/rice\>\> escurrir

strain the lumps from the sauce with a sieve — pase la salsa por un tamiz para eliminar los grumos

2.

v refl

to strain oneself — hacerse* daño

don't strain yourself — (iro) no te vayas a herniar (iró)

3.

vi

the porters strained under the load — los mozos iban agobiados por la carga

to strain AT something — tirar de algo

to strain to + INF — hacer* un gran esfuerzo para + inf

I [streɪn]
1. N

1) (=physical pressure) (on rope, cable) tensión f ; (on beam, bridge, structure) presión f

the strain on a rope — la tensión de una cuerda

• this puts a strain on the cable — esto tensa el cable

that puts a great strain on the beam — esto pone mucha presión sobre la viga

• to take the strain — (lit) aguantar el peso

• to take the strain off — [+ rope, cable] disminuir la tensión de; [+ beam, bridge, structure] disminuir la presión sobre

• to break under the strain — [rope, cable] romperse debido a la tensión

to collapse under the strain — [bridge, ceiling] venirse abajo debido a la presión

2) (fig) (=burden) carga f ; (=pressure) presión f ; (=stress) tensión f

I found it a strain being totally responsible for the child — me suponía una carga llevar toda la responsabilidad del niño yo solo

it was a strain on the economy/his purse — suponía una carga para la economía/su bolsillo

the strains on the economy — las presiones sobre la economía

the strains of modern life — las tensiones de la vida moderna

• mental strain — cansancio m mental

• to put a strain on — [+ resources] suponer una carga para; [+ system] forzar al límite; [+ relationship] crear tirantez or tensiones en

it put a great strain on their friendship — creó mucha tirantez en su amistad

his illness has put a terrible strain on the family — su enfermedad ha creado mucha tensión or estrés para la familia

• he has been under a great deal of strain — ha estado sometido a mucha presión
stress
3) (=effort) esfuerzo m

the strain of climbing the stairs — el esfuerzo de subir las escaleras

4) (Physiol)

a) (=injury) (from pull) esguince m ; (involving twist) esguince m, torcedura f

back strain — torcedura de espalda

muscle strain — esguince muscular

b) (=wear) (on eyes, heart) esfuerzo m

• he knew tennis put a strain on his heart — sabía que el tenis le sometía el corazón a un esfuerzo or le forzaba el corazón
eyestrain, repetitive
5) strains liter (=sound) compases mpl

we could hear the gentle strains of a Haydn quartet — oíamos los suaves compases de un cuarteto de Haydn

the bride came in to the strains of the wedding march — la novia entró al son or a los compases de la marcha nupcial

2. VT

1) (=stretch) (beyond reasonable limits) [+ system] forzar al límite; [+ friendship, relationship, marriage] crear tensiones en, crear tirantez en; [+ resources, budget] suponer una carga para; [+ patience] poner a prueba

• the demands of the welfare state are straining public finances to the limit — las exigencias del estado de bienestar están resultando una carga excesiva para las arcas públicas

• to strain relations with sb — tensar las relaciones con algn

2) (=damage, tire) [+ back] dañar(se), hacerse daño en; [+ eyes] cansar

to strain a muscle — hacerse un esguince

to strain o.s.: you shouldn't strain yourself — no deberías hacer mucha fuerza

he strained himself lifting something — se hizo daño levantando algo

don't strain yourself! — iro ¡no te vayas a quebrar or herniar!

3) (=make an effort with) [+ voice, eyes] forzar

to strain one's ears to hear sth — aguzar el oído para oír algo

to strain every nerve or sinew to do sth — esforzarse mucho por hacer algo, hacer grandes esfuerzos por hacer algo

4) (=filter) (Chem) filtrar; (Culin) [+ gravy, soup, custard] colar; [+ vegetables] escurrir

• to strain sth into a bowl — colar algo en un cuenco

• strain the mixture through a sieve — pase la mezcla por un tamiz

3.

VI (=make an effort)

to strain to do sth — esforzarse por hacer algo

he strained to hear what she was saying — se esforzaba por oír lo que decía

• he strained against the bonds that held him — liter hacía esfuerzos para soltarse de las cadenas que lo retenían

• to strain at sth — tirar de algo

to strain at the leash — [dog] tirar de la correa; (fig) saltar de impaciencia

• to strain under a weight — ir agobiado por un peso

- strain off

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[streɪn]
N
1) (=breed) (of animal) raza f ; (of plant) variedad f ; (of virus) tipo m

every year new strains of flu develop — cada año aparecen nuevos tipos de gripe

2) (=streak, element) vena f

there is a strain of madness in the family — tienen vena de locos en la familia

there is a strain of cynicism in her writing — hay cierta vena de cinismo en sus escritos

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[streɪn]
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noun

1) u c ( tension) tensión f; ( pressure) presión f

the rope snapped under the strain — la cuerda se rompió debido a la tensión a la que estaba sometida

it puts a strain on your spine — ejerce presión sobre la columna vertebral

the incident put a strain on Franco-German relations — las relaciones franco-alemanas se volvieron tirantes a raíz del incidente

she's been under great o a lot of strain — ha estado pasando una época de mucha tensión or de mucho estrés

2) c u ( Med) (resulting from wrench, twist) torcedura f; ( on a muscle) esguince m

3) strains pl ( tune)

the strains of a flute could be heard in the distance — se oía una flauta a lo lejos

4)

a) c ( type - of plant) variedad f; (- of virus) cepa f; (- of animal) raza f

b) ( streak) (no pl) veta f

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1.

transitive verb

1) ( exert)

to strain one's eyes/voice — forzar* la vista/voz

to strain one's ears — aguzar* el oído

he strained every muscle to lift the weight — usó todas sus fuerzas para levantar el peso

2)

a) ( overburden) \<\<beam/support\>\> ejercer* demasiada presión sobre

b) ( injure)

to strain one's back — hacerse* daño en la espalda

to strain a muscle — hacerse* un esguince

c) (overtax, stretch) \<\<relations\>\> someter a demasiada tensión, volver* tenso or tirante; \<\<credulity/patience\>\> poner* a prueba

3) ( filter) filtrar; ( Culin) colar*; \<\<vegetables/rice\>\> escurrir

strain the lumps from the sauce with a sieve — pase la salsa por un tamiz para eliminar los grumos

2.

v refl

to strain oneself — hacerse* daño

don't strain yourself — (iro) no te vayas a herniar (iró)

3.

vi

the porters strained under the load — los mozos iban agobiados por la carga

to strain AT something — tirar de algo

to strain to + INF — hacer* un gran esfuerzo para + inf

English-spanish dictionary > strain
62 day

noun

1) Tag, der

all day [long] — den ganzen Tag [lang]

take all day — (fig.) eine Ewigkeit brauchen

all day and every day — tagaus, tagein

to this day, from that day to this — bis zum heutigen Tag

for two days — zwei Tage [lang]

what's the day or what day is it today? — welcher Tag ist heute?

twice a day — zweimal täglich od. am Tag

in a day/two days — (within) in od. an einem Tag/in zwei Tagen

[on] the day after/before — am Tag danach/davor

[the] next/[on] the following/[on] the previous day — am nächsten/folgenden/vorhergehenden Tag

the day before yesterday/after tomorrow — vorgestern/übermorgen

the other day — neulich

from this/that day [on] — von heute an/von diesem Tag an

one of these [fine] days — eines [schönen] Tages

some day — eines Tages; irgendwann einmal

for the day — für einen Tag

day after day — Tag für Tag

day by day, from day to day — von Tag zu Tag

day in day out — tagaus, tagein

call it a day — (end work) Feierabend machen; (more generally) Schluss machen

at the end of the day — (fig.) letzten Endes

it's not my day — ich habe [heute] einen schlechten Tag

2) in sing. or pl. (period)

in the days when... — zu der Zeit, als...

these days — heutzutage

in those days — damals; zu jener Zeit

in this day and age — heutzutage

have seen/known better days — bessere Tage gesehen/gekannt haben

those were the days — das waren noch Zeiten

in one's day — zu seiner Zeit; (during lifetime) in seinem Leben

every dog has its day — jeder hat einmal seine Chance

it has had its day — es hat ausgedient (ugs.)

3) (victory)

win or carry the day — den Sieg davontragen

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[dei] 1. noun
1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) der Tag

2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) der Tag

3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) der Tag

4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) die Tage (pl.)

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- academic.ru/18551/daybreak">daybreak
- day-dream 2. verb
She often day-dreams.) mit offenen Augen träumen

- daylight
- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
- the other day
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day

[deɪ]

n

1. (24 hours) Tag m

my birthday is ten \days from now heute in zehn Tagen habe ich Geburtstag

what a \day! was für ein Tag!

you're forty if you're a \day ( fam) du bist mindestens vierzig [Jahre alt]

you don't look a \day over forty Sie sehen kein bisschen älter als vierzig aus

we're expecting the response any \day now die Antwort kann jetzt jeden Tag kommen

today is not my \day heute ist nicht mein Tag

today of all \days ausgerechnet heute

for a few \days auf ein paar Tage, für einige Tage

in a few \days[' time] in einigen [o in ein paar] Tagen

from one \day to the next (suddenly) von heute auf morgen; (in advance) im Voraus

from one \day to the other von einem Tag auf den anderen

one \day eines Tages

to be one of those \days einer dieser unglückseligen Tage sein

the other \day neulich, vor einigen Tagen

some \day irgendwann [einmal]

\day in, \day out tagaus, tagein

from this \day forth von heute an

from that \day on[wards] von dem Tag an

the \day after tomorrow übermorgen

the \day before yesterday vorgestern

\day after \day Tag für Tag, tagtäglich

\day by \day Tag für Tag

by the \day von Tag zu Tag

from \day to \day von Tag zu Tag

to the \day auf den Tag genau

to this \day bis heute

these \days (recently) in letzter Zeit; (nowadays) heutzutage, heute; (at the moment) zurzeit

one of these \days eines Tages; (soon) demnächst [einmal]; (some time or other) irgendwann [einmal]

2. ECON (work period) Tag m

he works three \days on, two \days off er arbeitet drei Tage und hat dann zwei Tage frei

I have a full \day tomorrow morgen ist mein Tag randvoll mit Terminen, morgen habe ich einen anstrengenden Tag

working \day Arbeitstag m

all \day den ganzen Tag

to work an eight-hour \day acht Stunden am Tag arbeiten

to take a \day off einen Tag freinehmen

3. (not night) Tag m

all \day [long] den ganzen Tag [über [o lang]]

\day and night Tag und Nacht

a sunny/wet \day ein sonniger/regnerischer Tag

by \day tagsüber, während des Tages

4. (former time) Zeit f

those were the \days das waren noch Zeiten

to have seen better \days schon bessere Tage [o Zeiten] gesehen haben

in the old \days früher

in the good old \days in der guten alten Zeit

to have had one's \day seine [beste] Zeit gehabt haben

in the \days before/of/when... zur Zeit vor/des/, als...

in those \days damals

in/since sb's \day zu/seit jds Zeit

things have quite changed since my \day seit meiner Zeit hat sich einiges verändert

in my younger/student \days... als ich noch jung/Student war,...

5. no pl (present)

in this \day and age heutzutage

of the \day Tages-

the news of the \day die Tagesnachrichten [o Nachrichten von heute

6. (life)

▪ sb's \days pl jds Leben nt

her \days are numbered ihre Tage sind gezählt

to end one's \days in poverty sein Leben [o geh seine Tage] in Armut beschließen

in all my [born] \days in meinem ganzen Leben

until my/her dying \day bis an mein/ihr Lebensende

7. (special date) Tag m

\day of Atonement [jüdisches] Versöhnungsfest

the \day of Judg[e]ment der Jüngste Tag

8.

▶ any \day jederzeit

I can beat you any \day! ( fam) dich kann ich jederzeit schlagen!

▶ back in the \day AM (sl) in der Vergangenheit

▶ the big \day der große Tag

▶ to call it a \day Schluss machen [für heute]

▶ to carry [or win] the \day den Sieg davontragen geh

▶ at the end of the \day (in the final analysis) letzten Endes; (finally, eventually) schließlich, zum Schluss

▶ to make sb's \day jds Tag retten

▶ to name the \day den Hochzeitstermin festsetzen, den Tag der Hochzeit festlegen

▶ to be like night and \day wie Tag und Nacht sein

▶ sb's \days [as sth] are numbered jds Tage [als etw] sind gezählt

▶ from \day one von Anfang an, vom ersten Tag an

▶ to pass the time of \day plaudern, SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. plauschen

▶ that will be the \day! ( fam) das möchte ich zu gern[e] einmal erleben! fam

▶ to be all in a \day's work zum Alltag gehören

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[deɪ]
n

1) Tag m

he's coming in three days' time or in three days — er kommt in drei Tagen

it will arrive any day now — es muss jeden Tag kommen

what day is it today? — welcher Tag ist heute?, was haben wir heute?

what day of the month is it? — der Wievielte ist heute?

twice a day — zweimal täglich or am Tag

the day before yesterday — vorgestern

the day after/before, the following/previous day — am Tag danach/zuvor, am (darauf)folgenden/vorhergehenden Tag

the day after tomorrow — übermorgen

this day week ( Brit inf ) — heute in acht Tagen (inf)

from that day on( wards) —

from this day forth (old) — von diesem Tage an

two years ago to the day — auf den Tag genau vor zwei Jahren

one day — eines Tages

one day we went swimming, and the next... — einen Tag gingen wir schwimmen, und den nächsten...

one of these days — irgendwann (einmal), eines Tages

day in, day out — tagein, tagaus

they went to London for the day — sie machten einen Tagesausflug nach London

for days on end — tagelang

day after day — Tag für Tag, tagtäglich

day by day — jeden Tag, täglich

the other day — neulich

at the end of the day (fig) — letzten Endes

to live from day to day — von einem Tag auf den andern leben

today of all days — ausgerechnet heute

some day soon — demnächst

I remember it to this day — daran erinnere ich mich noch heute

he's fifty if he's a day (esp Brit) — er ist mindestens or wenigstens fünfzig

all day — den ganzen Tag

to travel during the day or by day — tagsüber or während des Tages reisen

at that time of day — zu der Tageszeit

to work day and night —

good day! (= goodbye) (the) day is done (liter) — guten Tag! auf Wiedersehen! der Tag ist vorüber

to be paid by the day — tageweise bezahlt werden

let's call it a day — machen wir Schluss

some time during the day — irgendwann im Laufe des Tages

to have a nice day — einen schönen Tag verbringen

to have a lazy day — einen Tag faulenzen

have a nice day! — viel Spaß!; ( esp US, said by storekeeper etc ) schönen Tag noch!

did you have a nice day? — wars schön?

did you have a good day at the office? —

to have a good/bad day — einen guten/schlechten Tag haben

what a day! (terrible) — so ein fürchterlicher Tag!; (lovely) so ein herrlicher Tag!

on a wet/dry day — an einem regnerischen/trockenen Tag

to work an eight-hour day — einen Achtstundentag haben, acht Stunden am Tag arbeiten

it's all in the or a day's work! — das ist (doch) selbstverständlich

that'll be the day — das möcht ich sehen or erleben

See:

→ make

2)

(period of time: often pl) these days — heute, heutzutage

what are you doing these days? — was machst or treibst du denn so?

in this day and age — heutzutage

the talking point of the day — das Tagesgespräch

in days to come — künftig, in künftigen Zeiten or Tagen (geh)

from his young days — von Kindesbeinen or frühester Jugend an

in his younger days — als er noch jünger war

in Queen Victoria's day, in the days of Queen Victoria — zu Königin Viktorias Zeiten

the happiest days of my life — die glücklichste Zeit meines Lebens

those were the days — das waren noch Zeiten

in the old days — früher

in the good old days — in der guten alten Zeit

it's early days yet —

during the early days of the war — in den ersten Kriegstagen

he/this material has seen better days — er/dieser Stoff hat (auch) schon bessere Zeiten or Tage gesehen

to end one's days in misery — im Elend sterben

3)

(with poss adj = lifetime, best time) famous in her day — in ihrer Zeit berühmt

it has had its day — das hat seine Glanzzeit überschritten

his day will come — sein Tag wird kommen

everything has its day — für alles kommt einmal die richtige Zeit

4) no pl

(= contest, battle) to win or carry the day — den Sieg bringen

to lose/save the day — den Kampf verlieren/retten

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day [deı] s

1. Tag m (Ggs Nacht):

it is broad day es ist heller Tag;

before day vor Tagesanbruch;

(as) clear as day

a) taghell,

b) auch (as) plain as day fig sonnenklar;

good day! bes obs guten Tag!

2. Tag m (Zeitraum):

three days from London drei Tage(reisen) von London entfernt;

one-day eintägig;

work a four-day week vier Tage in der Woche arbeiten;

five-day week Fünftagewoche f;

open 7 days per week täglich geöffnet;

I haven’t got all day umg ich hab nicht den ganzen Tag Zeit;

(as) happy as the day is long wunschlos glücklich;

(as) merry as the day is long quietschvergnügt umg; → honest A 1, respite A 1, rest¹ A 2

3. (bestimmter) Tag:

till the day of his death bis zu seinem Todestag;

since the day dot umg seit einer Ewigkeit;

first day at ( oder of) school erster Schultag; → departure 1 b, New Year’s Day, etc

4. Empfangs-, Besuchstag m

5. a) (festgesetzter) Tag, Termin m:

day of delivery Liefertermin, -tag;

keep one’s day obs pünktlich sein

b) SPORT Spieltag m

6. meist pl (Lebens)Zeit f, Zeiten pl, Tage pl:

in my young days in meinen Jugendtagen;

in those days in jenen Tagen, damals;

in the days of old vorzeiten, in alten Zeiten, einst;

end one’s days seine Tage beschließen, sterben;

all the days of one’s life sein ganzes Leben lang;

she was the best actress of her day ihrer Zeit;

my dancing days are done ( oder over)

a) das Tanzen habe ich aufgegeben,

b) mit dem Tanzen geht es bei mir nicht mehr

7. meist pl (beste) Zeit (des Lebens), Glanzzeit f:

in our day zu unserer Zeit;

every dog has his day (Sprichwort) jedem lacht einmal das Glück;

have had one’s day sich überlebt haben, am Ende sein;

he has had his day seine beste Zeit ist vorüber;

the machine has had its day die Maschine hat ausgedient;

those were the days! das waren noch Zeiten!

8. ARCH Öffnung f, Lichte f (eines Fensters etc)

9. Bergbau: Tag mBesondere Redewendungen: day after day Tag für Tag;

the day after

a) tags darauf, am nächsten oder folgenden Tag,

b) der nächste Tag;

the day after tomorrow, US day after tomorrow übermorgen;

(day and) day about einen um den andern Tag, jeden zweiten Tag;

day and night Tag und Nacht arbeiten etc;

any day jeden Tag;

any day (of the week) umg jederzeit;

the day before

a) tags zuvor,

b) der vorhergehende Tag;

the day before yesterday, US day before yesterday vorgestern;

it was days before he came es vergingen oder es dauerte Tage, ehe er kam;

by day, during the day bei Tag(e);

by the day

a) tageweise,

b) im Tagelohn arbeiten;

day by day (tag)täglich, Tag für Tag, jeden Tag wieder;

call it a day umg (für heute) Schluss machen;

let’s call it a day! Feierabend!, Schluss für heute!;

carry ( oder win) the day

a) den Sieg davontragen,

b) fig die Oberhand gewinnen;

lose the day den Kampf verlieren;

fall on evil days ins Unglück geraten;

from day to day

a) von Tag zu Tag, zusehends,

b) von einem Tag zum anderen;

day in, day out tagaus, tagein; immerfort;

ask sb the time of day jemanden nach der Uhrzeit fragen;

give sb the time of day jemandem guten Tag sagen;

know the time of day wissen, was die Glocke geschlagen hat; Bescheid wissen;

live for the day sorglos in den Tag hinein leben;

that made my day umg damit war der Tag für mich gerettet;

save the day die Lage retten;

(in) these days, in this day and age heutzutage;

one of these (fine) days demnächst, nächstens (einmal), eines schönen Tages;

this day week bes Br

a) heute in einer Woche,

b) heute vor einer Woche;

to this day bis auf den heutigen Tag;

to a day auf den Tag genau

d. abk

1. date

2. daughter

3. day

4. deceased

5. denarius, denarii pl, = penny, pence pl

6. PHYS density

7. died

8. US dime

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noun

1) Tag, der

all day [long] — den ganzen Tag [lang]

take all day — (fig.) eine Ewigkeit brauchen

all day and every day — tagaus, tagein

to this day, from that day to this — bis zum heutigen Tag

for two days — zwei Tage [lang]

what's the day or what day is it today? — welcher Tag ist heute?

twice a day — zweimal täglich od. am Tag

in a day/two days — (within) in od. an einem Tag/in zwei Tagen

[on] the day after/before — am Tag danach/davor

[the] next/[on] the following/[on] the previous day — am nächsten/folgenden/vorhergehenden Tag

the day before yesterday/after tomorrow — vorgestern/übermorgen

the other day — neulich

from this/that day [on] — von heute an/von diesem Tag an

one of these [fine] days — eines [schönen] Tages

some day — eines Tages; irgendwann einmal

for the day — für einen Tag

day after day — Tag für Tag

day by day, from day to day — von Tag zu Tag

day in day out — tagaus, tagein

call it a day — (end work) Feierabend machen; (more generally) Schluss machen

at the end of the day — (fig.) letzten Endes

it's not my day — ich habe [heute] einen schlechten Tag

2) in sing. or pl. (period)

in the days when... — zu der Zeit, als...

these days — heutzutage

in those days — damals; zu jener Zeit

in this day and age — heutzutage

have seen/known better days — bessere Tage gesehen/gekannt haben

those were the days — das waren noch Zeiten

in one's day — zu seiner Zeit; (during lifetime) in seinem Leben

every dog has its day — jeder hat einmal seine Chance

it has had its day — es hat ausgedient (ugs.)

3) (victory)

win or carry the day — den Sieg davontragen

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n.

Tag -e m.

English-german dictionary > day
63 cosa

f.

1 thing (objeto, idea).

tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you

¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?

cualquier cosa anything

no es gran cosa it's not important, it's no big deal

poca cosa nothing much

Una cosa propia de una joven, A girlish kind of thing

2 funny remark (ocurrencia).

¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!

son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: coser.

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cosa

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) thing

■ coge tus cosas take your things, take your stuff

■ me dijo una cosa she told me something

■ ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?

2 (asunto) matter, business

■ es cosa tuya it's your business

■ eso es otra cosa that's something different

3 (nada) nothing, not anything

■ no hay cosa igual there's nothing like it

► nombre femenino plural cosas

1 familiar (manías) hang-ups

■ todos tenemos nuestras cosas we've got all our hang-ups

■ son cosas de niños kids do that kind of thing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

así están las cosas that's the way things are, that's how things stand

como cosa tuya as if it were your idea

como están las cosas as things stand

como si tal cosa just like that

cosa de about

■ es cosa de unos minutos it'll just take a few minutes

cosa nunca vista something surprising

cosas de la vida that's life

decir cuatro cosas to tell a few home truths

es cosa de... (tiempo) it's time to... 2 (cuestión) it's a matter of...

lo que son las cosas much to my surprise

no sea cosa que... in case...

no ser gran cosa not to be important

no valer gran cosa not to be worth much

ser cosa hecha familiar to be no sooner said than done

ser poquita cosa familiar not to be much, not to amount too much

cosas de negocios business matters

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noun f.

1) thing, object, stuff

2) matter, affair

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SF

1) (=objeto) thing

¿qué es esa cosa redonda? — what's that round thing?

cogí mis cosas y me fui — I picked up my things and left

no es otra cosa que una bolsa de plástico — it's nothing more than a plastic bag, it's just a plastic bag

para el dolor de cabeza no tengo otra cosa que aspirina — all I have for headaches is aspirin

cosas de comer — things to eat

las cosas del jardín — the gardening things

- es cosa fina

- es cosa de ver

2) [uso indefinido]

¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

• o cosa así, 20 kilos o cosa así — 20 kilos or thereabouts

y cosas así — and suchlike

• cualquier cosa — anything

haría cualquier cosa por ella — I'd do anything for her

este vino no es cualquier cosa — this isn't just any old wine

• gran cosa, el coche no vale gran cosa — the car isn't worth much

no ha servido de gran cosa — it hasn't been much use

la película no fue gran cosa — the film wasn't up to much

como futbolista no es gran cosa — he's not a great footballer, he's not much of a footballer

• poca cosa, lo qué recibieron a cambio fue poca cosa — they didn't get much in return, they got very little in return

vive bien con poca cosa — she lives well on very little

no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about a little thing like that

jugamos a las cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it

la vida es tan corta y somos tan poca cosa — life is so short and we're so insignificant

la chica es muy poquita cosa — there's not much of her

• una cosa — something

hay una cosa que no me gusta — there is one thing I don't like

¿me puedes decir una cosa? — can you tell me something?

una cosa, se me olvidaba preguntarte por el precio — by the way, I forgot to ask you about the price

en general está muy bien, solo una cosa... — on the whole, it's very good, there's just one thing...

3) (=asunto)

eso es cosa tuya — that's your affair

es cosa fácil — it's easy

¿has visto cosa igual? — did you ever see the like?

¡qué cosa más extraña! — how strange!

es cosa de nunca acabar — there's no end to it

esa es cosa vieja — so what's new?, that's ancient history

¡vaya una cosa! — well!, there's a thing!

• la cosa es que... — the thing is (that)...

la cosa puede acabar mal — things could end badly

la cosa no está tan clara — it's not that clear

la cosa está en considerar el problema desde otro ángulo — the thing to do o the trick is to consider the problem from another angle

• no es cosa de broma o risa — it's no laughing matter

no es cosa de que lo dejes todo — there's no need for you to give it all up

• no sea cosa que — in case

trae el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva — bring your umbrella in case it rains

• otra cosa, no se hablaba de otra cosa — people talked about nothing else

¿hay otra cosa que pueda hacer? — is there anything else I can do?

eso es otra cosa — that's another matter o thing (entirely)

otra cosa es que la ley imponga 40 horas semanales para todos — it's another matter entirely for the law to oblige everyone to work 40 hours a week

otra cosa sería si... — it would be quite another matter if...

• cosa rara, y, cosa rara, nadie lo vio — and, oddly o funnily enough, nobody saw it

- a otra cosa, mariposa

como quien no quiere la cosa —

lo miraba como quien no quiere la cosa — she cast a casual glance at the boy

se levantó y se fue como quien no quiere la cosa — she got up and left as inconspicuously as possible

como si tal cosa —

me devolvió el libro roto como si tal cosa — he gave me back the damaged book as if nothing had happened

le dije que había sido seleccionado para el trabajo y se quedó como si tal cosa — I told him he had got the job and he barely reacted

- decir una cosa por otra

4) (=nada)

no hay cosa peor — there's nothing worse

jamás he visto cosa semejante — I've never seen anything like it, I've never seen the like of it

¡no hay tal cosa! — nothing of the sort!

nunca he dicho nada sobre ese tema ni cosa que se le parezca — I never said anything about that subject or anything like it

- no es ninguna cosa del otro jueves o mundo

5) pl cosas

a) (=acciones, asuntos)

¡son cosas de Juan! — that's Juan all over!, that's just like Juan!

son cosas de la edad — it's just old age

¡cosas de niños! — boys will be boys!

¡qué cosas dices! — you do say some silly things!

¡tienes unas cosas! — the things you say!

• meterse en cosas de otros — to stick one's nose in other people's business

- decir cuatro cosas a algn

b)

• las cosas — (=situación) things

las cosas van mejor — things are going better

tal como están las cosas — as things stand

así las cosas, se marchó de la reunión — at this point, she left the meeting

¡lo que son las cosas! — just imagine!, fancy that!

- las cosas de palacio van despacio

6)

• cosa de — [indicando tiempo] about

es cosa de un par de semanas — it takes about a couple of weeks

en cosa de diez minutos — in about ten minutes

7) ** [droga] hash *

8) LAm [como conj]

• cosa que, camina lento, cosa que no te canses — walk slowly so (that) you don't get tired

no le digas nada, cosa que no se ofenda — don't say anything to him, that way he won't get offended, don't say anything to him in case he gets offended

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femenino

1)

a) ( objeto) thing

cualquier cosa — anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

pon cada cosa en su lugar — put everything in its place

queda poca cosa — there's hardly anything left

preguntó por no sé qué cosa — he asked for something or other

b) (acto, acción) thing

no sé hacer otra cosa — it's the only thing I know how to do

no puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien — I like to do things properly

dejar las cosas a medias — to do things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...

es la cosa más natural del mundo — it's perfectly normal

c) ( al hablar)

qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!

dime una cosa... — tell me something...

oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...

tengo que contarte una cosa — there's something I have to tell you

d) (detalle, punto)

quiero aclarar una cosa — I want to make something clear

e) (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar — I had more important things to think about

no creo que la cosa funcione — I don't think it's going to work

fue cosa fácil — it was easy

se enfada por cualquier cosa — he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra — for one reason or another

esto no es otra cosa que nervios — it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter

la cosa es que... — the thing is that...

2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)

todas sus cosas — all her things

mis cosas de deporte — my sports things

3) (situación, suceso)

así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?

las cosas no andan muy bien — things aren't too good

son cosas de la vida — that's life!

lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!

esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!

una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another

4)

a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)

tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!

esto es cosa de tu padre — this is your father's doing o idea

b) ( comportamiento típico)

son cosas de niños — children are like that

son cosas de Ana — that's one of Ana's little ways

5) ( incumbencia)

no es cosa tuya — it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres — that's women's work

6) ( en locs)

cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to

cosa de terminarlo — so as to finish it

cosa que — (AmS fam) so that

cosa que no me olvide — so that I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand

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= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].

Ex. A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.

Ex. Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the ↑ (Up), ↓ (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.

Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

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* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.

* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.

* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* cosa esencial = essential.

* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.

* cosa indeseable = beast.

* cosa inútil = dead horse.

* cosa que se inserta = insert.

* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.

* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* cosas como = the likes of.

* cosas de la casa = household chores.

* cosa secundaria = accidentals.

* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.

* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.

* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.

* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.

* cosa superficial = accidentals.

* cosa viva = living thing.

* cualquier cosa = anything.

* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.

* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.

* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.

* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* hacer cosas = get + things done.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* haciendo cosas = up and about.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.

* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* otra cosa = something else.

* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.

* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.

* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.

* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una misma cosa = one and the same.

* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* y otras cosas = and things.

* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( objeto) thing

cualquier cosa — anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

pon cada cosa en su lugar — put everything in its place

queda poca cosa — there's hardly anything left

preguntó por no sé qué cosa — he asked for something or other

b) (acto, acción) thing

no sé hacer otra cosa — it's the only thing I know how to do

no puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien — I like to do things properly

dejar las cosas a medias — to do things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...

es la cosa más natural del mundo — it's perfectly normal

c) ( al hablar)

qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!

dime una cosa... — tell me something...

oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...

tengo que contarte una cosa — there's something I have to tell you

d) (detalle, punto)

quiero aclarar una cosa — I want to make something clear

e) (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar — I had more important things to think about

no creo que la cosa funcione — I don't think it's going to work

fue cosa fácil — it was easy

se enfada por cualquier cosa — he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra — for one reason or another

esto no es otra cosa que nervios — it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter

la cosa es que... — the thing is that...

2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)

todas sus cosas — all her things

mis cosas de deporte — my sports things

3) (situación, suceso)

así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?

las cosas no andan muy bien — things aren't too good

son cosas de la vida — that's life!

lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!

esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!

una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another

4)

a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)

tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!

esto es cosa de tu padre — this is your father's doing o idea

b) ( comportamiento típico)

son cosas de niños — children are like that

son cosas de Ana — that's one of Ana's little ways

5) ( incumbencia)

no es cosa tuya — it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres — that's women's work

6) ( en locs)

cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to

cosa de terminarlo — so as to finish it

cosa que — (AmS fam) so that

cosa que no me olvide — so that I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand

* * *

= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].

Ex: A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.

Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &\#8593; (Up), &\#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.

Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.

* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.

* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* cosa esencial = essential.

* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.

* cosa indeseable = beast.

* cosa inútil = dead horse.

* cosa que se inserta = insert.

* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.

* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* cosas como = the likes of.

* cosas de la casa = household chores.

* cosa secundaria = accidentals.

* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.

* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.

* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.

* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.

* cosa superficial = accidentals.

* cosa viva = living thing.

* cualquier cosa = anything.

* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.

* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.

* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.

* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* hacer cosas = get + things done.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* haciendo cosas = up and about.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.

* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* otra cosa = something else.

* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.

* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.

* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.

* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una misma cosa = one and the same.

* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* y otras cosas = and things.

* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.

* * *

cosa

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

A

1 objeto

2 acto, acción

3 al hablar

4 detalle, punto

5 asunto, tema

Compuestos:

cosa pública

B

1 pertenencias

2 utensilios, equipo

C situación, suceso

D

1 ocurrencia

2 comportamiento típico

E incumbencia

F pene

G marihuana

H en locuciones

feminine

A

1 (objeto) thing

cualquier cosa anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?

pon cada cosa en su sitio put everything in its place

te he traído una cosita I've brought you a little something

¡pero qué cosa más bonita! ( fam); what a pretty thing!

queda poca cosa there's hardly anything left

lo tienen que operar de no sé qué cosa he has to have an operation for something or other, he has to have some sort of operation

hay muchas cosas que ver there are lots of things to see, there's plenty to see

2

(acto, acción): no sé hacer otra cosa it's the only thing I know how to do

lo siento pero no puedo hacer otra cosa I'm sorry but there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien I like to do things properly

no me gusta dejar las cosas a medias I don't like doing things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) se me pasó el tiempo volando with one thing and another the time just flew by

me parece la cosa más natural del mundo I think that's absolutely normal o right

3

(al hablar): ¡qué cosas dices, hombre! really, what a thing to say! o you do say some strange ( o silly etc) things!

dime una cosa ¿tú que piensas de todo esto? tell me, what do you make of all this?

oye, una cosa … ¿qué vas a hacer esta noche? by the way … what are you doing tonight?

tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you

4

(detalle, punto): aquí habría que aclarar una cosa importante there's an important point here that I ought to clear up

aquí hay una cosa que no entiendo there's something here I don't understand

5 (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar I had more important things to think about

hay un par de cosas que me gustaría discutir contigo there are a couple of things o matters I'd like to discuss with you

no creo que la cosa funcione I don't think it's o this is going to work

está muy preocupada, y la cosa no es para menos she's very worried, and so she should be

¡pues sí que tiene gracia la cosa! ( iró fam); well, that's great, isn't it! ( iro colloq)

no va a ser cosa fácil it's not going to be easy

en mis tiempos casarse era cosa seria in my day getting married was a serious thing o matter

se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra, siempre llega tarde for one reason or other he always arrives late

esto no es otra cosa que nervios it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa this is no joke, this is no laughing matter

la cosa es que no voy a tener tiempo the thing is that o it's just that I'm not going to have time

la cosa es que si no llega en cinco minutos me voy look o well, if he's not here in five minutes, I'm going

quicio

Compuestos:

● cosa juzgada

( Der) res judicata

● cosa pública

res publica

B cosas fpl

1 (pertenencias) things (pl)

se ha llevado todas sus cosas she's taken all her things o belongings

2 ( fam) (utensilios, equipo) things (pl) ( colloq)

las cosas de limpiar the cleaning things

mis cosas de deporte my sports things o gear ( colloq)

C

(situación, suceso): así están las cosas that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea things are getting o the situation is getting unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? ( Ven); how are things?

las cosas no andan muy bien entre ellos things aren't too good between them

esas cosas no pasaban antes things like that never used to happen before

son cosas de la vida that's life!

¡lo que son las cosas! well, well! o fancy that! ( colloq)

son cosas que pasan that's the way things go, these things happen

además, las cosas como son, conmigo siempre se ha portado bien besides, I have to admit he's always treated me well

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!

no hay tal cosa it's not true at all

esto parece cosa de magia or de brujería or ( RPl) de Mandinga this is witchcraft!

una cosa es que te lo preste y otra muy distinta que te lo regale lending it to you is one thing, but giving it to you is another matter altogether

D

1 ( fam)

(ocurrencia): ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you think of!, the ideas you come up with!

díselo como si fuera cosa tuya tell him as if it were your idea

esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea

¡qué va a ser peligroso! eso son cosas de ella of course it isn't dangerous! that's just one of her funny notions o ideas

2

(comportamiento típico): no te preocupes, son cosas de niños don't worry, children are like that o do things like that

E

(incumbencia): no te metas, no es cosa tuya stay out of it, it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres that's women's work

déjalo que se vista como quiera, eso es cosa suya let him wear what he wants, it's up to him o that's his business

F ( euf) (pene) thing ( euph)

G ( Col arg) (marihuana) grass

H

(en locuciones): cosa de ( AmS fam); to, so as to

me fui a dormir cosa de olvidarme I went to bed (so as) to forget about it

cosa que ( AmS fam); so that

lo anotaré aquí, cosa que no se me olvide I'll jot it down here so (that) I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case it rains

átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away

mejor vamos ahora, no sea cosa que nos quedemos sin entradas we'd better go now, we don't want to get there and find there are no tickets left

igual cosa ( Chi): tuvo un hijo varón, igual cosa su hermana she had a baby boy, and so did her sister o just like her sister

o cosa así or so

dos horas/diez toneladas o cosa así two hours/ten tons or so

cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time

como quien no quiere la cosa: menciónaselo como quien no quiere la cosa mention it to him casually o in passing, just slip it into the conversation

como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened

le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless

cosa de … ( fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes

es cosa de esperar, nada más it's just a question o a matter of time, that's all

hace cosa de cuatro años que murió it's about o it's some four years since he died

no está muy lejos, cosa de dos kilómetros it's not very far, about two kilometers

cosa fina ( Esp fam): los trenes en este país son cosa fina the trains in this country are really something o are something else ( colloq)

nos divertimos cosa fina we had a whale of a time ( colloq)

darle cosa a algn ( fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny

me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money

decirle a algn un par de or cuatro cosas ( fam); to tell sb a thing or two

decir una cosa por otra to say one thing but mean another

gran cosa ( fam): la comida no fue gran cosa the food was nothing to write home about o nothing special ( colloq)

su novio/la película no es or vale gran cosa her boyfriend/the movie is no great shakes ( colloq)

poca cosa: es un niño delgado y poquita cosa he's a thin child, not much to look at

ella tan brillante y él tan poca cosa she's so brilliant and he's so mediocre, she's so brilliant but he's not up to much o he's pretty run-of-the-mill ( colloq)

le dejó algo de dinero, pero poca cosa she left him some money, but not a vast amount o not much

un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her

poner las cosas en su sitio or lugar to put o set the record straight

ser cosa hecha (CS); to be a foregone conclusion

ser/parecer otra cosa: ¡esto es otra cosa!, ahora si que se oye bien this is much better! o this is more like it! you can hear it really well now

con ese nuevo peinado ya parece otra cosa with her new hairstyle she looks a new woman

¡eso es otra cosa! si tú invitas sí que voy ah, that's different! o ( colloq) that's another kettle of fish! if you're paying, I will go

las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso I like to know where I stand

las cosas de palacio van despacio these things take time ( gen referring to bureaucracy)

* * *

Del verbo coser: ( conjugate coser)

cosa es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
cosa
coser
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) thing;
◊ cualquier cosa anything;

¿alguna otra cosa? anything else?;
pon cada cosa en su lugar put everything in its place;
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) … what with one thing and another …;
¡qué cosas dices! really, what a thing to say!;
dime una cosa … tell me something …;
tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you;
fue cosa fácil it was easy;
se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing;
si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir if you can't come for any reason;
por una cosa o por otra for one reason or another;
esto no es cosa de risa/broma this is no laughing matter/no joke
2
◊ cosas sustantivo femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl);

mis cosas de deporte my sports things
3 (situación, suceso):
◊ así están las cosas that's how things are o stand;

la cosa se pone fea things are starting to get unpleasant;
¿cómo (te) van las cosas? how are things?;
son cosas de la vida that's life!;
¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!
4
a) (fam) ( ocurrencia):

◊ ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!;

esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea
b) ( comportamiento típico):

◊ son cosas de niños children are like that;

son cosas de Ana that's one of Ana's little ways
5 ( asunto):
◊ no es cosa tuya it's none of your business;

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it
6 ( en locs)
◊ cosa de (AmS fam) so as to;

cosa de terminarlo so as to finish it;
cosa que (AmS fam) so that;
cosa que no me olvide so that I don't forget;
no sea cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case;
átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away;
ser cosa de … (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes;
es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go
coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ dobladillo› to sew;

‹ botón› to sew on;
‹ agujero› to sew (up);
◊ cóselo a máquina sew it on the machine

b) ‹ herida› to stitch

verbo intransitivo
to sew
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 thing: no hay otra cosa que comer, there's nothing else to eat
2 (asunto) matter, business: es cosa mía, that's my business
eso es otra cosa, that's different
no hay cosa más importante que tu felicidad, there is nothing more important than your happiness
2 cosas, (asuntos) affairs
cosas de chiquillos, kids' stuff
cosas de mayores, grown-up stuff
¡cosas de la vida!, that's life!
3 (ocurrencias) ¡qué cosas tienes!, what a weird idea!
♦ Locuciones: el apartamento no es gran cosa, the apartment is not up to much
lo que son las cosas, would you believe it
no he visto cosa igual, I've never seen anything like it
decir cuatro cosas, to tell a few home truths
ser cosa de, to be a matter of: es cosa de tener paciencia, it's a matter of patience
(como) cosa de, about: hace (como) cosa de una hora, about an hour ago
coser verbo transitivo
1 to sew
2 Med to stitch up
♦ Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake
' cosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- arder
- bicoca
- carroña
- chisme
- chollo
- como
- conformarse
- consigo
- cual
- cualquier
- cualquiera
- cuidada
- cuidado
- cuya
- cuyo
- debilidad
- dejar
- él
- ella
- esmerada
- esmerado
- exquisitez
- frivolidad
- indemne
- la
- le
- limitarse
- mamarrachada
- más
- menuda
- menudo
- mía
- mío
- muchachada
- nada
- niñería
- novedad
- pedir
- pegajosa
- pegajoso
- pegote
- pillar
- plantar
- preciosidad
- preguntar
- presidir
- prodigio
- propia
English:
absence
- annoyance
- anything
- arrival
- article
- attraction
- available
- awkward
- blissful
- bore
- brittle
- bulk
- certainty
- clip
- clumsy
- come across
- commonplace
- compromise
- confuse
- connection
- convenient
- dead wood
- deficiency
- defunct
- demise
- discreet
- disposable
- ditch
- drag
- dream
- else
- escape
- fall off
- film
- get back
- gullible
- helpful
- hulk
- invention
- joke
- laugh
- lemon
- liable
- lodge
- love
- lust
- misplaced
- more
- necessity
- need

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cosa

♦ nf

1. [objeto, idea] thing;

comprar unas cosas en el mercado to buy a few things at the market;

alguna cosa anything;

¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?;

¿quiere usted alguna otra cosa o [m5] alguna cosa más? do you want anything else?;

cualquier cosa anything;

venden recuerdos, postales y cosas así they sell souvenirs, postcards and so on o and the like;

una cosa, ¿podrías venir mañana? by the way, could you come tomorrow?;

escucha, una cosa, ¿por qué no te quedas esta noche? listen, I've an idea, why don't you stay here tonight?;

tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you;

dime una cosa, ¿qué opinas de ella? tell me (something), what do you think of her?;

es la cosa más natural del mundo it's the most natural thing in the world, it's completely normal;

¡esas cosas no se dicen! you mustn't say things like that!;

¡esas cosas no se hacen! it just isn't done!;

este vino es cosa fina this wine is good stuff;

¡habráse visto cosa igual! have you ever seen the like of it!;

fue una cosa nunca vista it was really out of the ordinary;

no hay tal cosa on the contrary;

¡qué cosa! how strange!;

¡qué cosa más o [m5] tan extraña! how strange!;

no te preocupes, no es gran cosa don't worry, it's not important o it's no big deal;

este cuadro no vale gran cosa this painting isn't up to much;

te han dejado poca cosa they haven't left you much, they've hardly left you anything;

un bocadillo es poca cosa para un chico tan voraz como él a sandwich is very little for a hungry boy like him;

nos hemos comprado un apartamento, muy poquita cosa we've bought Br a flat o US an apartment, but it's nothing fancy;

es guapo, pero muy poquita cosa he's good-looking, but he hasn't got much of a body;

Comp

decir cuatro cosas a alguien: cuando lo vea le voy a decir cuatro cosas when I next see him I'm going to give him a piece of my mind;

Comp

llamar a las cosas por su nombre [hablar sin rodeos] to call a spade a spade;

llamemos a las cosas por su nombre,… let's be honest about it,…

2. [asunto]
tengo muchas cosas que hacer I've got a lot (of things) to do;

entre unas cosas y otras what with one thing and another;

por unas cosas o por otras, no nos quedó tiempo de escribirte for one reason or another we didn't have time to write to you;

la cosa es que ahora no quiere firmar el contrato the thing is she doesn't want to sign the contract any more;

está muy enfadada, y la cosa no es para menos, le han robado el coche she's very angry and with good reason, she's had her car stolen;

cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time;

no me preguntes por qué no queda comida, es cosa de los niños don't ask me why there's no food left, ask the children;

esto es cosa de magia, estoy seguro de que ayer lo dejé aquí this is most strange, I could swear I left it here yesterday;

no es cosa de risa it's no laughing matter;

eso de cambiar de trabajo es cosa de pensárselo changing jobs is something you need to think about carefully;

es cosa de tener paciencia it's a question of being patient;

no era cosa de presentarse sin avisar you couldn't just turn up without warning;

con el ambiente de seriedad que había, no era cosa de contar un chiste given the seriousness of the atmosphere, it was neither the time nor the place to tell a joke;

eso es cosa mía that's my affair o business;

no te metas en la discusión, que no es cosa tuya you keep out of the argument, it's none of your business;

eso es cosa fácil that's easy;

convencerle no será cosa fácil it won't be easy o it'll be no easy task to convince him;

esto es cosa seria this is a serious matter;

eso es otra cosa that's another matter;

¡eso es otra cosa!, esa camisa te sienta mucho mejor that's more like it, that shirt suits you much better!

3. [situación]
las cosas no van muy bien últimamente things haven't been going very well recently;

…y así es como están las cosas …and that's how things are at the moment;

¿cómo van las cosas? how are o how's things?;

estas cosas no pasarían si fuéramos más cuidadosos these things wouldn't happen if we were more careful;

Comp
Fam
la cosa se pone fea things are getting ugly, there's trouble brewing;

Comp
Fam
la cosa está que arde things are reaching boiling point

Comp
Fam
las cosas de palacio van despacio these things usually take some time;

4. [ocurrencia] funny remark;

se le ocurren cosas graciosísimas she comes out with some really funny stuff o remarks;

¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!

5. [comportamiento]
son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies;

no les riñas, son cosas de niños don't tell them off, children are like that;

tenemos que aceptar su muerte, son cosas de la vida we have to accept her death, it's one of those things (that happen)

6. [en frases negativas] [nada]
no hay cosa peor que la hipocresía there's nothing worse than hypocrisy;

no hay cosa que me reviente más que su falta de interés there's nothing (that) annoys me more than her lack of interest, what annoys me most is her lack of interest

7. Fam [reparo]
me da cosa decírselo I'm a bit uneasy about telling him;

el olor a hospital me da cosa the smell of hospitals makes me feel uneasy

8. Méx [genitales] packet, Br lunchbox

9. Comp

o cosa así: [m5] tendrá treinta años o cosa así he must be thirty or thereabouts;

(como) cosa de [aproximadamente] about;

tardará (como) cosa de tres semanas it'll take about three weeks;

a cosa hecha: se presentó al examen a cosa hecha he took o Br sat the exam convinced he would pass;

hacer algo como quien no quiere la cosa [disimuladamente] to do sth innocently;
[sin querer] to do sth almost without realizing it;
como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;

ser cosa de oír/ver: las declaraciones del ganador son cosa de oír the winner's remarks are worth hearing;

esta exposición es cosa de ver this exhibition is really worth seeing;
Esp Fam
cosa mala: me apetece ver esa película cosa mala I'm dying to see that movie o Br film, Br I want to see that film something chronic;

está lloviendo cosa mala it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;

me gusta cosa mala I fancy the pants off her, Br I fancy her something chronic;
Fam
a otra cosa, mariposa that's enough about that, let's change the subject;

es cosa rara que se equivoque it's very rare for her to make a mistake;

no ha llegado todavía, cosa rara porque siempre es muy puntual he hasn't arrived yet, which is strange, as he's usually very punctual;

ni cosa que se le parezca nor anything of the kind;

no sea cosa que: ten cuidado, no sea cosa que te vayas a caer be careful or you'll fall;

se lo diré yo, no sea cosa que se vaya a enterar por otra persona I'll tell him because I wouldn't want him to find out from somebody else;

no ser cosa del otro mundo o [m5] del otro jueves to be nothing special;
Fam
las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso stop beating around the bush, tell me things as they are;

las cosas como son, nunca vas a aprobar ese examen let's face it, you're never going to pass that exam;

¡lo que son las cosas! it's a funny old world!;

♦ cosas nfpl
[pertenencias, utensilios] things;
tras su muerte, metieron sus cosas en un baúl after his death, they put his things o belongings in a trunk;

¿dónde guardas las cosas de pescar? where do you keep your fishing things o tackle?

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cosa

f thing;

¿sabes una cosa? do you know something?;

alguna cosa something;

ser cosa fina be really something fam, be something else fam ;

son cosas que pasan these things happen;

son cosas de la vida that’s life;

entre otras cosas among other things;

como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;

decir a alguien cuatro cosas give s.o. a piece of one’s mind;

eso es otra cosa that’s another matter;

¿qué pasa? – poca cosa what’s new? – nothing much;

cosa de about;

hace cosa de un año about a year ago;

le dijo que había ganado la lotería como quien no quiere la cosa he told her that he had won the lottery as though it happened to him every day;

este pintor no es gran cosa he’s not much of a painter;

no hay tal cosa there’s no such thing;

¡qué cosa! that’s odd o strange!;

lo que son las cosas well, well!, imagine that!;

cosa rara oddly enough, strangely enough;

son cosas de Juan that’s typical of Juan, that’s Juan all over

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cosa nf

1) : thing, object

2) : matter, affair

3)

otra cosa : anything else, something else

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cosa n

1. (en general) thing

pon tus cosas aquí dentro put your things in here

trata a las personas como si fueran cosas he treats people as though they were things

2. (algo) something

¿quieres comer alguna cosa? do you want something to eat?

tengo que comprar una cosa I've got to buy something

3. (nada) nothing

no hay cosa que me moleste más que tener que esperar nothing annoys me more than having to wait

4. (asunto) affair / matter

¡no te metas en mis cosas! don't interfere in my affairs!

cosa de about

lo hice en cosa de diez minutos I did it in about ten minutes

no ser gran cosa to be nothing much / not to be important

Spanish-English dictionary > cosa
64 voir

voir [vwaʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. indirect transitive verb

4. reflexive verb

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➭ TABLE 30

1. <

   a. to see

• je l'ai vu de mes propres yeux I saw it with my own eyes

• je l'ai vu comme je vous vois I saw him as plainly as I see you now

• vous n'avez encore rien vu ! you ain't seen nothing yet! (inf)

• voyons un peu comment tu fais let's see how you do it

• il la voit beaucoup he sees a lot of her

• je l'ai assez vu (inf) I've had enough of him (inf)

• il voit le directeur ce soir he's seeing the manager tonight

• j'ai vu la mort de près I've looked death in the face

• des meubles comme on en voit partout ordinary furniture

• c'est ce que nous verrons ! we'll see about that!

• c'est à vous de voir it's up to you to see

• on aura tout vu ! we've seen everything now!

• comment voyez-vous l'avenir ? how do you see the future?

• je ne vois pas ce que vous voulez dire I don't see what you mean

• il ne voit que son intérêt he only considers his own interest

► voir + infinitif

• nous les avons vus sauter we saw them jump

• je l'ai vu casser la fenêtre I saw him break the window

• je l'ai vu entrer I saw him coming in

• je voudrais la voir travailler plus I'd like to see her do more work

• ce journal a vu son tirage augmenter this newspaper has seen an increase in its circulation

• notre pays voit renaître le fascisme our country is witnessing the rebirth of fascism► aller voir to go and see

• aller voir qn à l'hôpital to go and see sb in hospital

• aller voir un film to go to a film

• va voir ailleurs si j'y suis ! (inf) get lost! (inf!)► faire voir ( = montrer) to show

• fais voir ! let me have a look!

• faites-moi voir ce dessin let me see the picture

• va te faire voir (ailleurs) ! (inf!) get lost! (inf!)

• qu'il aille se faire voir (chez les Grecs) ! (inf!) he can go to hell! (inf!)► à le (ou te etc) voir

• à le voir si joyeux seeing him look so happy

• à le voir, on ne lui donnerait pas 90 ans to look at him, you wouldn't think he was 90

   b. ( = pouvoir voir, imaginer)

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► Lorsque voir exprime une faculté, il est souvent traduit par can see.

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• est-ce que tu le vois ? can you see it?

• tu me vois aller lui dire ça ? can you see me telling him that?

• je le vois mal habiter la banlieue I can't see him living in the suburbs

• je ne vois pas le problème I can't see what the problem is

• je ne vois pas comment ils auraient pu gagner I can't see how they could have won

• tu vois ça d'ici you can just imagine it

• il va encore protester, je vois ça d'ici he's going to start protesting again, I can see it coming

   c. ( = examiner, étudier) [+ dossier] to look at ; [+ circulaire] to read

   d. ( = supporter) (inf) elle ne peut pas le voir she can't stand him

• elle ne peut pas le voir en peinture she can't stand the sight of him

   e. (locutions)

• tu vas le faire tout de suite, vu ? (inf) you're going to do it straightaway, okay?

• vous m'en voyez ravi I'm delighted about that

• en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à qn to give sb a hard time

► façon de voir view of things

• nous n'avons pas la même façon de voir les choses we see things differently► c'est tout vu ! (inf) that's for sure!

► à voir

• c'est un film à voir it's a film worth seeing

• il a encore trois malades à voir he still has three patients to see

• à voir son train de vie, elle doit être très riche if her lifestyle is anything to go by, she must be very well-off

• il ne fera plus cette erreur -- c'est à voir he won't make the same mistake again -- we'll see► il n'y a qu'à voir

• il n'a pas de goût, il n'y a qu'à voir comment il s'habille he's got no taste, you only have to look at the clothes he wears► rien à voir

• ça n'a rien à voir that's got nothing to do with it

• je n'ai rien à voir dans cette affaire this has nothing to do with me► à voir avec

• cela a quelque chose à voir avec... this has got something to do with...

• son nouveau film ? rien à voir avec les précédents his new film? it's nothing like his previous work

• le résultat n'a plus grand-chose à voir avec le projet initial the result bears very little relation to the initial project► pour voir just to see

• essaie un peu, pour voir ! just you try!► passer voir

• passez me voir quand vous serez à Paris come and see me when you're in Paris

• je suis passé le voir I went to see him► vouloir + voir

• je veux voir ça ! I want to see that!

• je voudrais t'y voir ! I'd like to see you try!

• tu aurais dû refuser ! -- j'aurais voulu t'y voir ! you should have said no! -- I'd like to see what you'd have done!► bien voir

• nous allons bien voir ! we'll soon find out!

• on verra bien we'll see► voir venir ( = attendre les événements) to wait and see

• j'ai quelques économies, ça me permettra de voir venir (inf) I've got some savings which should be enough to see me through (inf)

• on va perdre, ça je le vois venir (gros comme une maison) (inf) ( = prévoir) we're going to lose, I can see it coming (a mile off (inf))

• je te vois venir (avec tes gros sabots) (inf) I can see what you're leading up to► se faire mal voir

• si elle ne revient pas travailler lundi, elle va se faire mal voir if she doesn't come back to work on Monday, it won't look too good

2. <

   a. to see

• voir mal to have trouble seeing

• on voit mal ici it's difficult to see in here

• voir trouble to have blurred vision

• il a vu grand he had big ideas

• dis-moi voir... tell me...

• essaie voir ! (inf) just you try it!

• regarde voir ce qu'il a fait ! (inf) just look what he's done!

• un peu de charité, voyons ! (rappel à l'ordre) come on now, let's be charitable!

• voyons voyons ! let's see now !

• c'est trop lourd pour toi, voyons ! come on now, it's too heavy for you!

3. <

• voir à ( = veiller à) (literary) to make sure that

• il faudra voir à ce qu'il obéisse we must make sure he does as he's told

4. <

► se voir

   a. (soi-même) to see o.s.

• se voir dans une glace to see oneself in a mirror

• elle se voyait déjà célèbre she pictured herself already famous

• je me vois mal habiter là I can't see myself living there somehow

• il la trouve moche -- il ne s'est pas vu ! he thinks she's ugly -- has he looked in the mirror lately?

   b. (mutuellement) to see each other

• ils se voient beaucoup they see a lot of each other

• nous essaierons de nous voir à Londres we'll try to meet in London

• ils ne peuvent pas se voir (inf) they can't stand the sight of each other (inf)

   c. ( = se trouver) se voir contraint de to find o.s. forced to

• je me vois dans la triste obligation de... I have the sad task of...

   d. ( = être visible) [tache, couleur, sentiments] to show

• la tache ne se voit pas the stain doesn't show

   e. ( = se produire) cela se voit tous les jours it happens every day

• cela ne s'est jamais vu ! it's unheard of!

   f. (fonction passive) ils se sont vu interdire l'accès du musée they were refused admission to the museum

• je me suis vu répondre que c'était trop tard I was told that it was too late

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vwaʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( percevoir par les yeux) to see [personne, objet]

je n'y vois rien — I can't see a thing

je les ai vus comme je te vois! — I saw them as plainly as I see you standing there!

à la voir si triste — when you see her so sad

à le voir, on le prendrait pour un clochard — to look at him, you'd think he was a tramp

faire voir quelque chose à quelqu'un — to show somebody something

laisser voir quelque chose — to show something

voir quelque chose en rêve — to dream about something

2) (être spectateur, témoin de) [personne] to see [film, incident]; [lieu] to see [événement, évolution]

la ville qui l'a vue naître — her native town

le film est à voir — the film is worth seeing

c'est beau à voir — it's beautiful to look at

ce n'est pas beau à voir — it's not a pretty sight

je voudrais bien t'y voir! — I'd like to see how you'd get on!

on n'a jamais vu ça! — it's unheard of!

on aura tout vu! — could you ever have imagined such a thing!

voyez-moi ça! — just look at that!

3) ( se figurer) to see

j'ai vu le moment où il allait m'étrangler — I thought he was about to strangle me

je vois ça d'ici — I can just imagine

4) ( juger) to see

c'est ma façon de voir (les choses) — that's the way I see things

c'est à toi de voir — it's up to you to decide

voir favorablement quelque chose — to be favourably [BrE] disposed toward(s) something

tu vas te faire mal voir de Sophie — Sophie is going to think badly of you

5) (comprendre, déceler) to see [moyen, avantage]

je ne vois pas qui tu veux dire — I don't know who you mean

si tu n'y vois pas d'inconvénient — if it's all right with you

on voit bien qu'elle n'a jamais travaillé! — you can tell she's never worked!

6) (constater, découvrir) to see

voir si/pourquoi — to find out ou to see if/why

on verra bien — well, we'll see

‘je ne paierai pas!’ - ‘c'est ce que nous verrons!’ — ‘I won't pay!’ - ‘we shall see about that!’

c'est à voir — that remains to be seen

touches-y, pour voir! — ( menace) you just touch it!

7) (examiner, étudier) to see [malade]; to look at [problème, dossier]

8) (recevoir, se rendre chez) to see [client, médecin, ami]

je passerai la voir demain — I'll call on her tomorrow

9) ( visiter) to see [ville, monument]

voir du pays — to see the world

10) ( avoir un rapport avec)

avoir quelque chose à voir avec — to have something to do with

2.

voir à verbe transitif indirect ( veiller à) to see to

voyez à ce que tout soit prêt — see to it ou make sure that everything is ready

3.

verbe intransitif

1) ( avec les yeux)

voir, y voir — to be able to see

je or j'y vois à peine — I can hardly see

je vois trouble — everything is a blur

2) ( par l'esprit)

voir clair dans quelque chose — to have a clear understanding of something

voir loin — ( être prévoyant) to look ahead; ( être perspicace) to be far-sighted

voir grand — to think big

elle a vu juste — she was right

il faut voir — (colloq) ( ça mérite réflexion) we'll have to see

3) ( rappel à l'ordre)

voyons, sois sage! — come on now, behave yourself!

4.

se voir verbe pronominal

1) (dans la glace, en imagination) to see oneself

il s'est vu sombrer dans la folie — he realized he was going mad

2) ( se remarquer) [tache, défaut] to show

la tour se voit de loin — the tower can be seen from far away

cela se voit tous les jours — it happens all the time ou every day

ça ne s'est jamais vu! — it's unheard of!

3) ( se trouver)

se voir obligé or dans l'obligation de faire quelque chose — to find oneself forced to do

4) ( se fréquenter) to see each other

ils ne peuvent pas se voir (en peinture (colloq)) — they can't stand each other

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ne pas voir plus loin que le bout de son nez — to see no further than the end of one's nose

je préfère voir venir — (colloq) I would rather wait and see

on t'a vu venir! — (colloq) they/we saw you coming! (colloq)

je te vois venir — (colloq) I can see what you're getting at GB ou where you're coming from (colloq)

je t'ai assez vu — I've had enough of you

en voir de toutes les couleurs — to go through some hard times

j'en ai vu d'autres — I've seen worse

en faire voir à quelqu'un — to give somebody a hard time

qu'il aille se faire voir! — (colloq) tell him to get lost! (colloq)

il ferait beau voir ça! — that would be the last straw!

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vwaʀ
1. vi

1) (sens littéral) to see

D'ici, on voit mieux. — You can see better from here.

voir loin fig — to be far-sighted

faites voir — show me, let me see

2) (prendre le temps de réfléchir) to see

Voyons ce qu'on peut faire. — Let's see what we can do.

il faut voir — we'll have to see

3) (autres locutions)

regardez voir — just look

montrez voir — show me

dites voir — tell me

voyons voir — let's see now

voyons! (indignation) — come on!

Voyons, sois raisonnable! — Come on, be reasonable!

ni vu ni connu! — what the eye doesn't see...!, no one will be any the wiser

c'est tout vu — it's a foregone conclusion

2. vt

1) (= distinguer) to see

D'ici, on voit bien le Mont-Blanc. — You can see Mont Blanc clearly from here., You get a good view of Mont Blanc from here.

2) (= regarder) to see

faire voir qch à qn — to show sb sth

Il m'a fait voir sa collection de timbres. — He showed me his stamp collection.

3) (= être témoin de) to see

J'ai vu des cas semblables. — I have seen similar cases.

Je les ai vu humiliés. — I saw them humiliated.

4) (= rendre visite à) to see

Venez me voir quand vous serez à Paris. — Come and see me when you're in Paris.

5) (= comprendre) to see

Je ne vois pas pourquoi il a fait ça. — I don't see why he did that.

6) (= imaginer) to see

Je la voyais déjà en patronne de multinationale. — I could see her as the big boss of a multinational corporation.

7) (= supporter)

ne pas pouvoir voir qn fig — not to be able to stand sb, not to be able to stand the sight of sb

Je ne peux vraiment pas la voir. — I really can't stand her., I really can't stand the sight of her.

8) (autres locutions)

en faire voir à qn — to give sb a hard time

avoir quelque chose à voir avec — to have something to do with

n'avoir rien à voir avec — to have nothing to do with

Ça n'a rien à voir avec lui, c'est entre toi et moi. — It's nothing to do with him, it's between you and me.

attendons de voir venir — let's wait and see what happens

je te vois venir! ironique — I can see what you're getting at!, I can see what you're after!

voir à faire qch (= s'assurer que) — to see to it that sth is done

c'est ce qu'on va voir! — we'll see about that!

c'est à voir! — we'll see!

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voir verb table: voir

A vtr

1 ( percevoir par les yeux) to see [personne, objet]; dis-moi ce que tu vois gén tell me what you see; je ne vois rien I can't ou don't see anything; je n'y vois rien I can't see a thing; il faut le voir pour le croire it has to be seen to be believed; je les ai vus de mes propres yeux or de mes yeux vu! I saw them with my own eyes!; je les ai vus comme je te vois! I saw them as plainly as I see you standing there!; que vois-je! liter what's this I see?; à la voir si triste when you see her so sad; à le voir, on le prendrait pour un clochard to look at him, you'd think he was a tramp; faire voir qch à qn to show sb sth; laisser voir son ignorance to show one's ignorance; sa jupe fendue laissait voir ses cuisses her slit skirt showed her thighs; voir qch en rêve to dream about sth; ⇒ mûr;

2 (être spectateur, témoin de) [personne] to see [film, incident, événement]; [période, lieu, organisation] to see [événement, évolution, changement]; aller voir un film to go to see a film GB ou movie US; nous voyons les prix augmenter we see prices rising; je les ai vus partir/qui partaient I saw them leave/leaving; on l'a vue entrer she was seen going in, someone saw her go in; la voiture qu'il a vue passer the car he saw go by; la ville qui l'a vue naître her native town, the town where she was born; le film est à voir the film is worth seeing; c'est triste/intéressant à voir it' s sad/interesting to see; c'est beau à voir it's beautiful to look at; ce n'est pas beau à voir it's not a pretty sight; il faut voir comment○! you should see how!; j'aurais voulu que tu voies ça! you should have seen it!; je voudrais bien t'y voir! I'd like to see how you'd get on!; a-t-on jamais vu pareille audace! have you ever seen such cheek!; on n'a jamais vu ça! it's unheard of!; et vous n'avez encore rien vu! you ain't seen nothing yet○! hum; qu'est-ce qu'il ne faut pas voir, on aura tout vu! could you ever have imagined such a thing!; voyez-moi ça! just look at that!;

3 ( se figurer) to see; comment vois-tu l'avenir? how do you see the future?; je le vois or verrais bien enseignant I can just see him as a teacher; je ne la vois pas faire ça toute sa vie I can't see her doing it forever; voir sa vie comme un désastre to view one's life as a disaster; on voit bien comment it's easy to see how; on ne voit guère comment, on voit mal comment it's difficult to see how; j'ai vu le moment où il allait m'étrangler I thought he was about to strangle me; je vois ça d'ici I can just imagine; tu vois un peu s'il arrivait maintenant! just imagine, if he turned up now!;

4 ( juger) to see; c'est ma façon de voir (les choses) that's the way I see things; je ne partage pas ta façon de voir I see things differently from you; voir en qn un ami to see sb as a friend; je ne vois pas qu'il y ait lieu d'intervenir I don't see any reason to intervene; c'est à toi de voir it's up to you to decide; voir favorablement une réforme to be favourably^GB disposed toward(s) a reform; tu vas te faire mal voir de Sophie Sophie is going to think badly of you; je te vois mal parti you're heading for trouble;

5 (comprendre, déceler) to see [cause, moyen, avantage] (dans in); je vois I see; je vois ce que tu veux dire I see what you mean; je ne vois pas qui tu veux dire I don't know who you mean; tu vois où elle veut en venir? do you see what she's getting at?; je ne vois pas où est le problème I can't see the problem; je ne vois pas l'intérêt d'attendre I can't see the point of waiting; je n'y vois aucun mal I see no harm in it; je ne vois aucun mal à ce qu'elle signe I see no harm in her signing; si tu n'y vois pas d'inconvénient if it's all right with you, if you have no objection; tu ne vois pas qu'il ment? can't ou don't you see that he's lying? ; on voit bien qu'elle n'a jamais travaillé! you can tell ou it's obvious that she's never worked!; je le vois à leur attitude I can tell by their attitude; à quoi le vois- tu? how can you tell?;

6 (constater, découvrir) to see; comme vous le voyez as you can see; à ce que je vois from what I can see; voir si/combien/pourquoi to find out ou to see if/how much/why; vois si c'est sec see if it's dry; vois si ça leur convient find out ou see if it suits them; on verra bien well, we'll see; ‘je ne paierai pas!’-‘c'est ce que nous verrons!’ ‘I won't pay!’-‘we shall see about that!’; c'est à voir that remains to be seen; j'ai fait ça pour voir I did it to see what would happen; essaie pour voir try and see!; essaie un peu/touches-y, pour voir! ( menace) you just try it/touch it!; vous m'en voyez ravi I am delighted about it;

7 (examiner, étudier) to see [malade]; to look at [problème, dossier]; ( dans un texte) voir page 10/le mode d'emploi see page 10/instructions for use; je verrai (ce que je peux faire) I'll see (what I can do); voyons let's see;

8 (recevoir, se rendre chez, fréquenter) to see [client, médecin, ami]; je le vois peu en ce moment I don't see much of him at the moment; aller voir qn gén to go to see sb; ( à l'hôpital) to go to visit sb; je passerai la voir demain I'll call on her tomorrow, I'll pop in and see her tomorrow;

9 ( visiter) to see [ville, monument]; voir du pays to see the world;

10 ( avoir un rapport avec) avoir quelque chose à voir avec to have something to do with; ça n'a rien à voir! that's got nothing to do with it!; il n'a rien à voir là-dedans or à y voir it's got nothing to do with him. ⇒ chandelle.

B voir à vtr ind fml ( veiller à) to see (à to); voyez à ce que tout soit prêt see to it ou make sure that everything is ready; faudrait voir à réserver des places○ we ought to see about reserving ou booking GB seats; voyez à réserver les places make sure you reserve ou book GB the seats.

C vi

1 ( avec les yeux) voir, y voir to be able to see; est-ce qu'un bébé (y) voit à la naissance? can a baby see at birth?; je or j'y vois à peine I can hardly see; (y) voir double to see double; je vois trouble everything is a blur; voir loin lit to see a long way off;

2 ( par l'esprit) (y) voir clair dans qch to have a clear understanding of sth; voir loin ( être prévoyant) to look ahead; ( être perspicace) to be far-sighted; voir grand to think big; elle a vu juste she was right; il faut voir ( ça mérite réflexion) we'll have to see; ( c'est incroyable) you wouldn't believe it;

3 ( pour insister) voyons voir let's see now; regardez voir take a look; dites voir tell me; montrez voir show me;

4 ( en incise) vois-tu, voyez-vous you see;

5 ( rappel à l'ordre) voyons, sois sage! come on now, behave yourself!

D se voir vpr

1 (dans la glace, en imagination) to see oneself; elle se voyait déjà sur les planches she could already see herself on the stage;

2 ( être conscient de) to realize; il s'est vu sombrer dans la folie he realized he was going mad;

3 ( se remarquer) [tache, défaut] to show; ça se voit it shows; ça ne se voit pas qu'un peu○! it sticks out a mile!;

4 ( se produire) cela se voit tous les jours it happens all the time ou every day; cela ne se voit pas tous les jours it isn't something you see every day; ça ne s'est jamais vu! it's unheard of!;

5 ( se trouver) se voir obligé or dans l'obligation de faire qch to find oneself forced to do; ils se sont vu répondre que they were told that;

6 (se rencontrer, se fréquenter) to see each other;

7 ( sympathiser) ils ne peuvent pas se voir they can't stand each other;

8 ( être vu) to be seen; la tour se voit de loin the tower can be seen from far away;

9 ○ s'en voir to have a hard time (pour faire doing).

Idiomes

ne pas voir plus loin que le bout de son nez to see no further than the end of one's nose; je préfère voir venir I would rather wait and see; on t'a vu venir○! they saw you coming○!; je te vois venir○ I can see what you're getting at GB ou where you're coming from○; je ne peux pas le voir (en peinture)○ I can't stand him; je t'ai assez vu I've had enough of you; en voir de belles or de toutes les couleurs to go through some hard times; j'en ai vu d'autres I've seen worse; en faire voir à qn to give sb a hard time; va te faire voir (ailleurs)○, va voir ailleurs or là-bas si j'y suis○! get lost○!; qu'il aille se faire voir○! tell him to get lost○!; il ferait beau voir ça! that would be the last straw!

[vwar] verbe transitif

A.[PERCEVOIR AVEC LES YEUX]

1. [distinguer] to see

PHYSIOLOGIE to (be able to) see

il ne voit rien de l'œil gauche he can't see anything with his ou he's blind in the left eye

grand-mère ne voit plus rien grandma's lost her sight

je voyais ses cartes I could see his cards

il faut le voir pour le croire! you have to see it to believe it!

à les voir, on ne dirait pas qu'ils roulent sur l'or to look at them, you wouldn't think they were rolling in it

à la voir si souriante, on ne dirait pas qu'elle souffre when you see how cheerful she is, you wouldn't think she's in pain

voir quelqu'un faire ou qui fait quelque chose to see somebody do ou doing something

elle m'a fait voir sa robe de mariée she showed me her wedding dress

fais voir! let me see!, show me!

voir le jour

a. [bébé] to be born

b. [journal] to come out

c. [théorie, invention] to appear

comme je vous vois: je les ai vues comme je vous vois I saw them with my own eyes

faut voir (ça) (familier) : il était habillé, faut voir! you should have seen what he was wearing!

il faut la voir lui répondre, il faut voir comment elle lui répond you should see the way she speaks to him

voir venir: je te vois venir, tu veux de l'argent! (familier) I can see what you're leading up to ou getting at, you want some money!

le garagiste m'a fait payer 800 euros — il t'a vu venir! (familier) the mechanic charged me 800 euros — he saw you coming!

Noël n'est que dans trois semaines, on a le temps de voir venir! Christmas isn 't for another three weeks, we've got plenty of time!

2. [assister à - accident, événement] to witness, to see ; [ - film, spectacle] to see

c'est vrai, je l'ai vue le faire it's true, I saw her do it

je l'ai vu faire des erreurs I saw him making ou make mistakes

à voir well worth seeing

c'est un film à voir absolument that film is a must

ici, les terrains ont vu leur prix doubler en cinq ans land prices here doubled over five years

tu n'as encore rien vu you haven't seen anything yet

n'avoir rien vu to be wet behind the ears ou green

on aura tout vu! that beats everything!

en voir: j'en ai vu d'autres! I've seen worse!, I've been through worse!

ils en ont vu, avec leur aînée! their oldest girl really gave them a hard time!

il en a vu de toutes les couleurs ou des vertes et des pas mûres (familier) ou de belles ou de drôles he's been through quite a lot

en faire voir (de toutes les couleurs) à quelqu'un (familier) to give somebody a hard time, to lead somebody a merry dance

pour voir: mets de l'eau dessus pour voir pour some water on it, just to see what happens

j'ai fait du chinois pendant un an pour voir I studied Chinese for a year just to see how I got on

répète un peu, pour voir! (you) DARE say that again!

vas te faire voir! (très familier) push off!

3. [trouver - spécimen] to see, to find, to encounter (soutenu) ; [ - qualité] to see

un homme galant comme on n'en voit plus the kind of gentleman they don't make any more

4. [inspecter - appartement] to see, to view ; [ - rapport] to see, to (have a) look at ; [ - leçon] to go ou to look over

[remarquer] to see, to notice

ne pas voir: il préfère ne pas voir ses infidélités he prefers to turn a blind eye to ou to shut his eyes to her affairs

elle me regarde mais ne me voit pas she stares at me but doesn't see me

[visiter] to see, to visit

qui n'a pas vu l'Égypte n'a rien vu unless you've seen Egypt, you haven't lived

5. [consulter, recevoir - ami, médecin] to see

le médecin va vous voir dans quelques instants the doctor will be with ou see you in a few minutes

il faut voir un psychiatre, mon vieux! (familier & figuré) you need your head examined, old man!

aller voir to go to

je dois aller voir le médecin I've got to go to the doctor's

je vais aller voir mes amis I'm going to go and see my friends

[fréquenter] to see

[être en présence de]

je la vois chaque jour I see her every day

va-t-en, je t'ai assez vu! (familier) go away, I've seen ou had enough of you!

6. [se référer à]

voir illustration p. 7 see diagram p 7

voyez l'horaire des trains check ou consult the train timetable

B.[PENSER, CONCEVOIR]

1. [imaginer] to see, to imagine, to picture

le pull est trop large — je te voyais plus carré que cela the jumper is too big — I thought you had broader shoulders

je nous vois mal gagner le match I can't see us winning the match

voir d'ici quelqu'un/quelque chose: lui confier le budget? je vois ça d'ici! ask him to look after the budget? I can just see it!

2. [concevoir - méthode, solution] to see, to think of

je ne vois pas comment je pourrais t'aider I can't see how I could help you

vous voyez quelque chose à ajouter? can you think of anything else (which needs adding)?

je ne vois pas de mal à cela I don't see any harm in it

voir quelque chose d'un mauvais œil, ne pas voir quelque chose d'un bon œil to be displeased about something

voir quelque chose/quelqu'un avec les yeux de: elle le voit avec les yeux de l'amour she sees him through a lover's eyes

(en usage absolu)

pose-moi n'importe quelle question — bon, je vais voir ask me anything — let's see ou let me think

il faut trouver un moyen! — je ne vois pas we must find a way! — I can't think of one ou anything

3. [comprendre - danger, intérêt] to see

tu vois ce que je veux dire? do you see ou understand what I mean?

je ne vois pas ce qu'il y a de drôle! I can't see what's so funny!, I don't get the joke!

je n'en vois pas l'utilité I can't see the point of it

il est directeur de banque — je vois! he's a bank manager — I see!

4. [constater] to see, to realize

tu vois que mes principes n'ont pas changé as you can see, my principles haven't changed

elle ne nous causera plus d'ennuis — c'est ou ça reste à voir she won't trouble us any more — that remains to be seen ou that's what YOU think!

5. [considérer, prendre en compte] to see, to consider, to take into account

ils ne voient que leur intérêt they only consider their own interest

6. [examiner] to see, to check

nous prenons rendez-vous? — voyez cela avec ma secrétaire shall we make an appointment? — arrange that with my secretary

voyez si l'on peut changer l'heure du vol see ou check whether the time of the flight can be changed

c'est à ou il faut voir: j'irai peut-être, c'est à voir I might go, I'll have to see

les photos seraient mieux en noir et blanc — hum, il faut voir the pictures would look better in black and white — mm, maybe (maybe not)

7. [juger] to see

tu n'es pas sur place, tu vois mal la situation you're not on the spot, your view of the situation is distorted

se faire bien/mal voir: se faire bien voir de quelqu'un to make oneself popular with somebody

se faire mal voir de quelqu'un to make oneself unpopular with somebody

8. (locution)

avoir à voir avec [avoir un rapport avec]: je voudrais vous parler: ça a à voir avec notre discussion d'hier I would like to speak to you: it's to do with what we were talking about yesterday

n'avoir rien à voir avec [n'avoir aucun rapport avec]: l'instruction n'a rien à voir avec l'intelligence education has nothing to do with intelligence

je n'ai rien à voir avec la famille des Bellechasse I'm not related at all to the Bellechasse family

cela n'a rien à voir avec le sujet that's irrelevant, that's got nothing to do with it

ça n'a rien à voir: tu parles de grèves, mais ça n'a rien à voir! you talk about strikes but that has nothing to do with it!

tu vois, vous voyez: tu vois, je préférais ne rien savoir I preferred to remain in the dark, you see

je te l'avais dit, tu vois! what did I tell you!

tu verras, tu verrais: essaie de recommencer et tu verras! just (you) try it again and see!

tu verrais, si j'avais encore mes jambes! if my legs were still up to it, there'd be no holding ou stopping me!

attendez voir (familier) hang on, wait a sec

dis voir, où est le calendrier? (familier) tell me, where's the calendar?

écoute voir, on va y aller ensemble, d'accord? (familier) listen, let's go together, OK?

essaie voir!

a. (familier) [encouragement] go on, have a try!

b. [défi] (you) just try!, don't you dare!

regardez voir (familier) (just) look at that

voyons voirou regardons voir ce que tu as comme note (familier) let's just have a look and see what mark you got

voyez-vous cela ou ça!: une moto à 14 ans, voyez-vous ça! a motorbike at 14, whatever next!

voyons! come (on) now!

un peu de courage, voyons! come on, be brave!

voyons, tu n'espères pas que je vais te croire! you don't seriously expect me to believe you, do you?

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[vwar] verbe intransitif

A.[PERCEVOIR LA RÉALITÉ - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ]

1. PHYSIOLOGIE to (be able to) see

il ne voit que d'un œil he can only see out of one eye

elle ne ou n'y voit plus she can't see ou she's blind now

[exercer sa vue] to see

il ne sait pas voir he just doesn't use his powers of observation

voir bien to see clearly, to have good eyesight

voir mal to have poor eyesight

voir double to have double vision

2. [juger]

encore une fois, tu as vu juste you were right, once again

voir faux to have poor judgement

ne voir que par les yeux de quelqu'un to see everything through somebody's eyes

B.jeux [pour une mise]

aller ou jouer ou mettre sans voir to play ou to bet blind

20 euros, pour voir 20 euros, and I'll see you

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voir à verbe plus préposition

[veiller à]

voir à faire quelque chose to see to it ou to make sure ou to ensure that something is done

il faudrait voir à ranger ta chambre/payer tes dettes you'd better tidy up your room/clear your debts

voir à ce que quelque chose soit fait to see to it ou to make sure ou to ensure that something is done

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se voir verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

1. [se contempler] to (be able to) see oneself

il s'est vu mourir (figuré) he knew he was dying

2. [s'imaginer] to see ou to imagine ou to picture oneself

elle se voyait déjà championne! she thought the championship was hers already!

je ne me vois pas lui demander une augmentation I (just) can't see myself asking her for a rise

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se voir verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

[se rencontrer] to see each other

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se voir verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

1. [être visible, évident - défaut] to show, to be visible ; [ - émotion, gêne] to be visible, to be obvious, to be apparent

il porte une perruque, ça se voit bien you can tell he wears a wig

2. [se manifester - événement] to happen ; [ - attitude, coutume] to be seen ou found

ça se voit couramment it's commonplace

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se voir verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se trouver]

se voir dans l'impossibilité de faire quelque chose to find oneself unable to do something

se voir dans l'obligation de... to find oneself obliged to...

leur équipe s'est vue reléguée à la 15^e place their team saw themselves drop to 15th position

les crédits se verront affectés à la rénovation des locaux the funds will be used to renovate the building

2. (suivi d'un infinitif)

se voir interdire l'inscription à un club to be refused membership to a club

il s'est vu retirer son permis de conduire sur-le-champ he had his driving licence taken away from him on the spot

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > voir

65 look

look

A n

1 ( glance) coup m d'œil ; to have ou take a look at sth ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil à or sur qch ; ( closely) examiner qch ; to have ou take a good look at examiner [qch] soigneusement [car, contract, patient] ; regarder [qch] de près [suspect, photo] ; I didn't get a good look at the thief je n'ai pas bien vu le voleur ; to have a look inside/behind sth regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière qch ; to have a look round faire un tour de [house, town] ; I had a quick look round ( in town) j'ai fait un petit tour ; ( in shop) j'ai jeté un coup d'œil ; to have a look round the shops faire le tour des magasins ; to have a look through ( peer) regarder dans [telescope] ; regarder par [crack, window] ; ( scan) chercher dans [archives, files] ; parcourir [essay, report] ; she took one look at him and screamed elle l'a regardé et s'est mise à crier ; I took one look at him and knew that he was ill j'ai tout de suite vu qu'il était malade ; let's have a look at that grazed knee voyons ce genou écorché ; to take a long hard look at sth fig étudier sérieusement qch ;

2 ( search) to have a look chercher ; to have a look for sth chercher qch ; I've had several looks j'ai regardé or cherché plusieurs fois ; I had a good look in the attic j'ai bien cherché dans le grenier ;

3 ( expression) regard m ; a look of fear/anger un regard rempli de terreur/de colère ; a look of sadness un regard triste ; to give sb a kind/pitying look regarder qn avec bonté/pitié ; he gave me a look of sheer hatred il m'a lancé or jeté un regard de pure haine ; did you see the look he gave me? tu as vu le regard qu'il m'a jeté? ; she gave me such a look! elle m'a jeté un de ces regards! ; he got some odd ou funny looks on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air ; I don't like the look on his face ou in his eye je n'aime pas son air ; you could tell from the look on his face that à sa tête ○ on voyait que ; to give sb a dirty/evil look regarder qn d'un sale œil/d'un air méchant ;

4 ( appearance) ( of person) air m ; (of building, car, design, scenery) aspect m ; to have a look of weariness/sadness about one avoir l'air abattu/triste ; the car has a dated look la voiture ne fait pas très moderne ; she has a look of her father about her elle a quelque chose de son père ; to have the look of a military man/seasoned traveller avoir l'allure d'un militaire/d'un voyageur expérimenté ; I like the look of it ça a l'air bien ; I like the look of the new computer/car j'aime bien la ligne du nouvel ordinateur/de la nouvelle voiture ; I like the look of him il a l'air sympa ○, il a une bonne tête ○ ; I don't like the look of him il ne m'inspire pas confiance ; I don't like the look of the weather le ciel n'annonce rien de bon ; I don't like the look of that rash ces rougeurs m'inquiètent ; by the look(s) of him he must be about 40 à le voir on lui donnerait la quarantaine ; by the look(s) of the barometer à en juger par le baromètre ;

5 ( style) look ○ m, style m ; the look for the 90's le look des années 90.

B looks npl he's got the looks, but can he act? il a le physique, mais sait-il jouer? ; looks aren't everything il n'y a pas que la beauté qui compte ; to keep one's looks rester beau/belle ; he's losing his looks il n'est pas aussi beau qu'autrefois ; you can't go ou judge by looks alone il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences.

C vtr

1 (gaze, stare) regarder ; look what he's done! regarde ce qu'il a fait! ; look how/where… regarde comment/où… ; to look sb in the eye/in the face regarder qn dans les yeux/en face ; to look sb up and down ( appraisingly) regarder qn de haut en bas ; ( critically) toiser qn des pieds à la tête ; to look one's last on jeter un dernier regard sur [house, view] ; look what arrived this morning regarde ce qui est arrivé ce matin ; look who it is! regarde qui voilà! ; look who's just walked in! regarde qui vient d'arriver! ; now look what you've done! regarde ce que tu as fait! ; look what time it starts! tu as vu à quelle heure ça commence! ;

2 ( appear) to look one's age faire son âge ; to look one's best être à son avantage ; she still looks the same elle n'a pas changé ; to look an idiot ou a fool avoir l'air ridicule ; it won't look good if you refuse ça sera mal vu si tu refuses ; he doesn't look himself today il n'a pas l'air dans son assiette aujourd'hui.

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1 regarder (into dans ; over par-dessus) ; to look and see who's at the door regarder qui est à la porte ; to look and see what's on TV regarder ce qu'il y a à la télé ; to look at sb/sth regarder qn/qch ; to look away détourner le regard or les yeux ; to look in at the window regarder (à l'intérieur) par la fenêtre ; to look out of ou through the window regarder par la fenêtre ; to look the other way lit regarder ailleurs ; fig fermer les yeux ; to look up and down the street regarder partout dans la rue ; I didn't know where to look fig je ne savais plus où me mettre ; ( in shop) I'm just looking je ne fais que regarder ;

2 ( search) chercher, regarder ; to look down parcourir [list] ; to look for sth chercher qch ; a group of youths looking for trouble une bande de jeunes qui cherchent la bagarre ; are you looking for a smack in the mouth ○ ? tu veux mon poing sur la figure ○ ? ;

3 (appear, seem) avoir l'air, paraître ; he looks happy il a l'air heureux, il paraît heureux ; it's nice to see you looking happy ça fait plaisir de te voir heureux ; you look hot/cold tu as l'air d'avoir chaud/froid ; he doesn't look French il n'a pas l'air français, il ne fait pas français ; he looks young for his age il fait or il paraît jeune pour son âge ; she's 40 but she doesn't look it elle a 40 ans mais elle ne les fait pas ; he looks about 50 il doit avoir la cinquantaine ; that dress makes you look younger cette robe te rajeunit ; how do I look? comment me trouves-tu? ; you look well tu as bonne mine ; you don't look well tu as mauvaise mine ; you look good in that hat ce chapeau te va bien ; you look good enough to eat! tu es mignon à croquer ○ ! ; that cake looks good ce gâteau a l'air bon ; the picture will look good in the study le tableau ira bien dans le bureau ; how does my tie look? comment est ma cravate? ; it doesn't look straight il n'est pas droit, il est de travers ; it doesn't look right ça ne va pas ; how does it look to you? qu'est-ce que tu en penses? ; it looks OK to me ça m'a l'air d'aller ; does the meat look cooked to you? est-ce que tu crois que la viande est cuite? ; things are looking good les choses se présentent bien ; things aren't looking too good ça ne va pas très bien ; it looks to me as if ou though j'ai l'impression que ; this looks to me like the right street j'ai l'impression que c'est la bonne rue ; it looks as if ou though it will rain/snow on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger ; it looks likely that il semble probable que (+ subj) ; it looks certain that il semble certain que (+ indic) ; he looks to be the strongest il semble être le plus fort ; it looks to be a question of time/money ça a l'air d'être une question de temps/d'argent ;

4 to look like sb/sth ressembler à qn/qch ; it doesn't look anything like a Picasso! ça ne ressemble absolument pas à un Picasso! ; that photograph doesn't look like you ou looks nothing like you on ne te reconnaît pas du tout sur cette photo ; what does she look like? comment est-elle? ; what does the house look like? comment est la maison? ; it looks like being funny/interesting cela promet d'être amusant/intéressant ; you look like being the only man there il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent ; she looks like being the first to finish il y a de fortes chances pour qu'elle soit la première à finir ; it looks like he's dying tout porte à croire qu'il est mourant ; it looks like rain/snow on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger ; it certainly looks like it ça en a tout l'air ; ‘are you having trouble?’ ‘what does it look like?’ iron ‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ iron ; what does it look like to you? murder? qu'en pensez-vous? c'est un meurtre? ; it looks like cancer to me je pense que c'est un cancer ; you look like you could do with a drink/bath j'ai l'impression qu'un verre d'alcool/un bain ne te ferait pas de mal ;

5 ( also look here) écoute ; look, this is ridiculous écoute, c'est ridicule ; look, it wasn't my fault écoute, ce n'était pas ma faute ; look here, I'm in no mood for jokes écoute-moi bien, je ne suis pas d'humeur à plaisanter ;

6 ( be oriented) to look north/south [house, room] être orienté au nord/sud.

E - looking (dans composés) serious/distinguished-looking [person] à l'air sérieux/distingué ; dubious/sinister-looking [place, object] à l'aspect douteux/sinistre ; he's not bad-looking il n'est pas mal.

Idiom

if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now il/elle/etc m'a fusillé du regard.

Phrasal verbs

■ look about = look around.

■ look after:

▶ look after [sb/sth]

1 ( care for) soigner [patient, sick animal] ; garder [child] ; s'occuper de [customer, guest] ; s'occuper de [animal, plant] ; entretenir [car, equipment] ; prendre soin de [belongings, toys] ; he's being looked after by his grand-parents ce sont ses grand-parents qui le gardent ; these books have been well looked after on a pris soin de ces livres ; to look after sb's needs satisfaire les besoins de qn ;

2 ( be responsible for) s'occuper de [administration, finances, business, shop] ; surveiller [class, schoolchildren] ; to look after sb's interests veiller aux intérêts de qn ; look after my luggage, I'll be back in a minute! surveille mes bagages, je reviens tout de suite! ;

▶ look after oneself

1 ( cope) she's too frail to look after herself elle est trop fragile pour se débrouiller toute seule ; I'm old enough to look after myself je suis assez grand pour me débrouiller tout seul ;

2 ( be careful) safe journey, and look after yourself bon voyage, sois prudent!

■ look ahead lit regarder devant soi ; fig regarder vers l'avenir ; we must look ahead to the future now nous devons penser à l'avenir maintenant ; she's looking ahead to the next Olympics elle se prépare pour les prochains jeux Olympiques ; and now, looking ahead to tomorrow's programmes Radio, TV et maintenant, un aperçu des émissions de demain.

■ look around:

▶ look around

1 ( turn around) se retourner ;

2 ( glance around) regarder autour de soi ; to look around at one's friends/ colleagues fig passer en revue ses amis/collègues ;

3 ( search) chercher ; to look around for sb/sth chercher qn/qch ;

4 (visit, examine) (in building, town) faire un tour ; ( in room) jeter un coup d'œil ;

▶ look around [sth] visiter [church, town] ; faire le tour de [room] ; they spent the morning looking around London/the shops ils ont passé la matinée à visiter Londres/à faire les magasins.

■ look at:

▶ look at [sth]

1 gen regarder ; ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil sur ; look at the state of you! regarde un peu de quoi tu as l'air! ; just look at the state of this room! regarde un peu l'état de cette pièce! ; look at this coat/book! regarde-moi ○ ce manteau/ce livre! ; just look at this! regarde-moi ça ○ ! ; you'd never guess, to look at her à la voir on ne devinerait jamais ; he's/it's not much to look at il/ça ne paie pas de mine ;

2 ( examine) vérifier [equipment] ; [doctor] examiner [patient, wound] ; [workman] jeter un coup d'œil à [car, plumbing] ; étudier [problem, implications, effects, ways, offer, options] ; you should get that wound looked at tu devrais faire examiner cette blessure (par le médecin) ;

3 (see, view) voir [life, events, situation] ; envisager [problem] ; try and look at it my way essaie de voir les choses de mon point de vue ; his way of looking at things sa façon de voir les choses ; look at it this way, if he offers, I won't refuse écoute, s'il me fait une proposition, je ne la refuserai pas ; that's how I look at it c'est comme ça que je vois les choses ; the problem needs to be looked at from all angles il faut envisager ce problème sous tous ses aspects ; you can't be too careful, look at Tom! il faut être très prudent, regarde ce qui est arrivé à Tom! ;

4 ( face) to be looking at [firm] être au bord de [bankruptcy, collapse] ; [criminal] risquer [life sentence, fine] ; you're looking at major repairs here dites-vous bien qu'il s'agit ici de réparations importantes ; you're looking at a bill for about 3,000 dollars ça va vous coûter aux alentours de 3 000 dollars.

■ look back:

▶ look back

1 ( turn around) se retourner ; to look back at sb/sth se retourner pour regarder qn/qch ;

2 (reflect, reminisce) let's look back to the year 1964 revenons à l'année 1964 ; if we look back to the 19th century si l'on considère le dix-neuvième siècle ; since then she's never looked back depuis tout s'est très bien passé pour elle ; to look back on se tourner sur [past] ; repenser à [experience] ; faire le bilan de [career, marriage] ; looking back on it, I think I made the right decision rétrospectivement, je pense que j'ai pris la bonne décision.

■ look down:

▶ look down (with modesty, shame) baisser les yeux ; ( from a height) regarder en bas ; from the hilltop she looked down on the city elle regardait la ville du haut de la colline ;

▶ look down on [sb/sth]

1 ( despise) mépriser [person, lifestyle] ;

2 ( dominate) [fortress, tower] dominer [town, valley].

■ look for:

▶ look for [sb/sth] ( search for) chercher qn/qch ;

▶ look for [sth] ( expect) attendre [commitment, co-operation, result, reward] (from de) ; what I'm looking for from you is a guarantee ce que j'attends de vous c'est une garantie ; what do you look for in a new recruit? qu'est-ce que vous attendez d'une nouvelle recrue?

■ look forward: to look forward to [sth] attendre [qch] avec impatience ; I was so looking forward to it j'attendais ça avec tant d'impatience, je m'en faisais une telle joie ; she's looking forward to going on holiday elle a hâte de partir en vacances ; I'm not looking forward to the interview/party la perspective de l'entretien/la fête ne me réjouit pas ; I look forward to hearing from you ( writing to a friend) j'espère avoir bientôt de tes nouvelles ; ( in formal correspondence) dans l'attente de votre réponse.

■ look in

1 ( pay a visit) passer ; I'll look in again tomorrow je repasserai demain ; to look in on passer voir [person, class, rehearsals] ; look in on the baby and check she's still asleep va voir si le bébé dort ;

2 ( watch TV) if there are any viewers looking in who want more details, please contact us les téléspectateurs qui désirent obtenir plus de renseignements peuvent nous contacter.

■ look into:

▶ look into [sth] examiner, étudier [matter, possibility, problem] ; examiner [accounts, background] ; enquêter sur [death, disappearance, theft].

■ look on:

▶ look on [crowd, spectators] regarder ; we looked on admiringly as she danced nous l'avons regardée danser avec admiration ; I was forced to look on as the house was ransacked j'ai été forcé d'assister au pillage de la maison ;

▶ look on [sb/sth] considérer [person, event etc] (as comme ; with avec) ; we look on him as a son nous le considérons comme notre fils ; I look on it as a privilege je considère que c'est un privilège.

■ look onto:

▶ look onto [sth] [house, room] donner sur [sea, garden, street].

■ look out:

▶ look out ( take care) faire attention (for à) ; ( be wary) se méfier (for de) ; you must look out for snakes faites attention aux serpents ; look out for motorists turning out of side roads méfiez-vous des automobilistes qui débouchent des petites routes ; look out! attention! ;

▶ look out for [sb/sth] guetter [person] ; être à l'affût de [new recruits, talent] ; être à la recherche de [apartment, book] ; guetter l'apparition de [signs, symptoms] ; repérer [cases, examples] ; être à l'affût de [bargain, special offer] ;

▶ look out for [oneself] se débrouiller tout seul, s'occuper de soi ;

▶ look out over [sth] [window, balcony] donner sur [sea, park].

■ look over:

▶ look [sb] over passer [qn] en revue [new recruits, troops] ;

▶ look [sth] over examiner [car, equipment] ; [vet] examiner [animal] ; get an expert to look the car over before you buy it fais examiner la voiture par un spécialiste avant de l'acheter ;

▶ look over [sth]

1 ( read) ( in detail) examiner [document, contract] ; ( rapidly) parcourir [essay, lines, notes] ; jeter un coup d'œil sur, parcourir [document, report] ; I'll get Rose to look it over quickly je demanderai à Rose d'y jeter un petit coup d'œil ;

2 ( visit) visiter [factory, gardens, house].

■ look round

1 ( look behind one) se retourner ; she looked round to see who it was elle s'est retournée pour voir qui c'était ;

2 ( look about) regarder autour de soi ; I'm just looking round ( in shop) je ne fais que regarder ; we're looking round for a new house nous cherchons une nouvelle maison ;

▶ look round [sth] visiter [town, building].

■ look through:

▶ look through [sth]

1 ( read) consulter [archive, material, files] ; parcourir [essay, list, script, report, notes] ; ( scan idly) feuilleter [book, magazine] ;

2 ( search) fouiller dans [belongings, drawers, briefcase] ; I caught him looking through my diary je l'ai trouvé en train de lire mon journal intime ; try looking through that pile of papers regarde dans cette pile de papiers ;

▶ look through [sb] faire semblant de ne pas voir [person].

■ look to:

▶ look to [sb/sth]

1 ( rely on) compter sur qn/qch (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; they look to him for leadership ils comptent sur lui pour les diriger ;

2 ( turn to) se tourner vers [future] ; he looked to his friends for support il s'est tourné vers ses amis pour qu'ils le soutiennent ;

▶ look to [sth] ( pay attention) veiller à [defences, interests] ;

▶ look to do ( expect) espérer faire ; we're looking to break even/make a profit nous espérons rentrer dans nos frais/faire des bénéfices.

■ look up:

▶ look up

1 ( raise one's eyes) lever les yeux (from de) ;

2 ( raise one's head) lever la tête ; to look up at the clouds/tree-tops regarder les nuages/le sommet des arbres ;

3 ( improve) [business, prospects] aller mieux ; [conditions, situation] s'améliorer ; [property market] reprendre ; things are looking up for us les choses s'arrangent pour nous ;

▶ look up [sth] regarder à l'intérieur de [chimney] ; to look up sb's skirt regarder sous la jupe de qn ;

▶ look [sb/sth] up, look up [sb/sth]

1 ( check in book) chercher [address, phone number, price, word] (in dans) ; look his number up in the phone book cherche son numéro de téléphone dans l'annuaire ;

2 ( visit) passer voir [acquaintance, friend] ; look me up if you're ever in New York passez me voir or faites-moi signe si jamais vous vous trouvez à New York ;

▶ look up to [sb] admirer [person].

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66 event

i'vent
noun

1) (something that happens; an incident or occurrence: That night a terrible event occurred.) acontecimiento, suceso

2) (an item in a programme of sports etc: The long-jump was to be the third event.) prueba, evento

•

- eventful
- at all events / at any event
- in that event
- in the event
- in the event of

event n

1. suceso / acontecimiento

the whole country watched the event on television todo el país siguió el acontecimiento por la televisión

2. prueba

the next event is the 100 metres sprint la próxima prueba es la carrera de los 100 metros lisos

event

tr[ɪ'vent]

noun

1 (happening) suceso, acontecimiento

■ the main events of 1995 los principales sucesos de 1995

■ the most important social event of the year el acontecimiento social más importante del año

■ the events leading up to his resignation los sucesos que llevaron a su dimisión

2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL prueba

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at all events en todo caso

in any event pase lo que pase

in the event tal como resultó después

in the event of en caso de

■ in the event of fire en caso de incendio

in the event that something happens en caso de que pase algo

■ in the event of his arriving late en el caso de que llegue tarde

in either event en cualquiera de los dos casos

in that event en ese caso

in the normal course of events si todo sigue su curso normal

event [ɪ'vɛnt] n

1) : acontecimiento m, suceso m, prueba f (en deportes)

2)

in the event that : en caso de que

event

n.

• acontecimiento s.m.

• acto s.m.

• caso s.m.

• consecuencia s.f.

• evento s.m.

• hecho s.m.

• lance s.m.

• suceso s.m.

ɪ'vent
noun

1)

a) (happening, incident) acontecimiento m

in the normal course of events — en circunstancias normales

b) ( Sport) prueba f

2) (in phrases)

in the event: she was afraid he might be rude, but in the event... tenía miedo de que se portara groseramente, pero llegado el momento...; in the event of the reactor becoming overheated en caso de que el reactor se recalentara; in any/either event en todo/cualquier caso; at all events de cualquier modo; after the event — a posteriori

[ɪ'vent]
N
1) (=happening) acontecimiento m

this is quite an event! — ¡esto es todo un acontecimiento!

• in or during the course of events — en el curso de los acontecimientos

in the normal course of events — normalmente, por lo común

• current events — temas mpl de actualidad

• to be expecting a happy event — estar en estado de buena esperanza

- be wise after the event

2) (=case)

• at all events, in any event — pase lo que pase, en todo caso

• in either event — en cualquiera de los dos casos

• in the event... — (Brit) resultó que...

• in the event of... — en caso de...

in the event of his dying — en caso de que muriese

• in the event that... — en caso de que + subjun

in that event — en ese caso

3) (in a programme) número m ; (=ceremony) acto m

• coming events — atracciones fpl venideras

• programme of events — (civic) programa m de actos; (=shows) programa m de atracciones

4) (Sport) prueba f ; field 4., track 1., 4)

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[ɪ'vent]
noun

1)

a) (happening, incident) acontecimiento m

in the normal course of events — en circunstancias normales

b) ( Sport) prueba f

2) (in phrases)

in the event: she was afraid he might be rude, but in the event... tenía miedo de que se portara groseramente, pero llegado el momento...; in the event of the reactor becoming overheated en caso de que el reactor se recalentara; in any/either event en todo/cualquier caso; at all events de cualquier modo; after the event — a posteriori

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67 ultimo

Del verbo ultimar: ( conjugate ultimar) \ \
ultimo es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

ultimó es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries: ultimar     último
ultimar ( conjugate ultimar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹ preparativos› to complete; ‹ detalles› to finalize 2 (AmL frml) ( matar) to kill, murder
último

◊ -ma adjetivo ( delante del n)
1 ( en el tiempo) last;
◊ a última hora at the last minute o moment;
su último libro his latest book; en los últimos tiempos recently; ¿cuándo fue la última vez que lo usaste? when did you last use it? 2
a) ( en una serie) last;

◊ estar en último lugar to be last;
por última vez for the last time; como último recurso as a last resort; última voluntad last wishes (pl)
b) ( como adv) (CS) ‹salir/terminar› last
3 ( en el espacio):
◊ el último piso the top floor;
la última fila the back row 4 ( definitivo):
◊ es mi última oferta it's my final offer
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino last one;
◊ era el último que me quedaba it was my last one;
es el último de la clase he's bottom of the class; a últimos de (Esp) toward(s) the end of; por último finally, lastly
ultimar verbo transitivo
1 (un proyecto, una tarea) to finalize
ultimar detalles, to finalize details
2 LAm (rematar, asesinar) to kill, finish off
último,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin otro detrás) last: éste es el último caramelo, this is the last sweet
2 (no preferente, peor de una serie) last: es el último lugar en que habría mirado, it's the last place where I'd look
3 (más reciente) latest
última moda, latest fashion
según las últimas noticias, according to the latest news
4 (más remoto) farther: la vacuna tiene que llegar hasta la última aldea del continente, the vaccine must reach the most remote village on the continent
5 (más alto) top
el último piso, the top floor
6 (definitivo) last, final: era su última oferta, it was his final offer
mi última oportunidad, my last chance
7 (al final de un periodo de tiempo) a últimos de mes, towards the end of the month
II pron last one: los últimos en llegar fuimos nosotros, we were the last to arrive
el último de la fila, the last one in the queue Locuciones: estar en las últimas, (un enfermo) to be at death's door fam (carecer de dinero, comida) to be broke (estar acabándose) to be about to run out
ser lo último, to be the last (algo indigno, inaceptable) mendigar es lo último, having to beg is the pits
a la última, up to the minute
de última hora: una decisión de última hora, a last-minute decision
una noticia de última hora, a newsflash
por último, finally ' último' also found in these entries: Spanish: abajo - caso - decidir - ensalzar - faltar - fin - hasta - inspección - ligue - llegar - memoria - número - para - pasada - pasado - recordar - remedio - rozar - sprint - suspiro - término - última - arriba - aviso - el - en - extremo - grito - lugar - mono - recurso - rincón English: afterthought - bottom - burst - cancel - come - eleventh - enjoy - final - finally - height - hot news - last - last-ditch - lastly - latest - latter - laugh - LIFO - outermost - parting - past - push - rage - refer to - resort - senior - spurt - state-of-the-art - stave off - title - top - touch - word - year - after - close - current - dying - fail - inch - late - line - memorial - most - nook - scramble - state - survive - ultimate

ultimo

adv.

• del mes pasado adv.

['ʌltɪmǝʊ]
ADV = ult.

English-spanish dictionary > ultimo

68 halb

I Adj.

1. half; halb Deutschland half of Germany; auf halber Höhe halfway (up); halbe Note MUS. minim, Am. half note; halbe Pause MUS. minim (Am. half note) rest; zum halben Preis for half the price, (at) half-price; die halbe Summe half the amount

2. bei Zeitangaben: half; eine halbe Stunde half an hour, a half hour; halb drei ( Uhr) half past two; fünf nach / vor halb twenty-five to / past

3. (teilweise, unvollständig) half; mit halbem Herzen half-hearted(ly); er hörte nur mit halbem Ohr zu he was only half listening, he was listening with only half an ear; sie ist nur noch ein halber Mensch she’s only half the woman she was; keine halben Sachen machen not do anything by halves; nur die halbe Wahrheit only half the truth; jemandem auf halbem Wege entgegenkommen meet s.o. halfway; sich auf halbem Wege einigen meet halfway; nichts Halbes und nichts Ganzes neither one thing nor the other, neither fish nor fowl

4. umg. (fast, so gut wie) half; sie ist ja noch ein halbes Kind she’s still half a child; es dauert eine halbe Ewigkeit it’s taking ages; das weiß schon die halbe Stadt half the town knows it already

II Adv.

1. half; halb leer / offen / voll half-empty / -open / -full; halb so viel half as much; die Zeit ist halb vorbei half the time has gone; halb herausfordernd, halb abwehrend half defiant(ly), half defensive(ly); halb Mensch, halb Tier half-human, half-beast; halb und halb mischen etc.: half and half; umg. überzeugen, wollen etc.: more or less; halb und halb machen mit jemandem go halves with s.o.

2. (teilweise) bekleidet, nackt, verdaut, wach etc.: half-..., präd. half...; flüssig, offiziell etc.: semi-...; halb gar oder durch half-done, underdone, half-cooked; Steak: medium; halb verfault rotting; halb durchsichtig translucent; es war mir nur halb bewusst I was only half aware of it; es ist halb so schlimm oder wild umg. it’s not as bad as all that ( oder as we etc. thought)

3. bes. umg. half; (fast) auch nearly, almost; (so gut wie) auch virtually; halb blind vor Tränen half blinded by tears; halb tot vor Angst half dead with fear; halb erfroren / verdurstet half frozen / parched; halb verhungert starving; ich bin halb erfroren I’m nearly frozen to death; wir sind da drin halb erstickt we nearly suffocated in there; sich halb totlachen (nearly) kill o.s. laughing; das ist ja halb geschenkt that’s more or less a gift; damit war die Sache schon halb gewonnen that was half the battle; ich wünsche halb, dass... I half wish (that)...; ich dachte mir schon halb... I half suspected, I had a feeling...

4. Fußball: halblink..., halbrecht... etc.

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halfway (Adj.); half (Adj.);

(bei Nennung der Uhrzeit) half past (Adv.)

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hạlb [halp]
1. adj

1) (Bruchteil) half; Lehrauftrag etc part-time

ein halber Kuchen/Meter etc — half a cake/metre (Brit) or meter (US) etc

der halbe Kuchen/Tag etc — half the cake/day etc

eine halbe Stunde — half an hour

alle halbe Stunde — every half hour

ein halbes Jahr — six months pl, half a year

ein halbes Dutzend — half a dozen

auf halber Höhe — at half the normal height; (zum Gipfel) halfway up

auf halbem Wege, auf halber Strecke (lit) — halfway; (fig) halfway through

jdm auf halbem Weg entgegenkommen (fig) — to meet sb halfway

das halbe Hundert — fifty, half a hundred (old)

zum halben Preis — (at) half price

den Apfel nur halb essen — to eat only half the apple

Kleid mit halbem Arm — dress with half-length sleeves

2) (MUS)

eine halbe Note — a minim (Brit), a half-note (US)

ein halber Ton — a semitone

halbe Pause — minim (Brit) or half-note (US) rest

3) inv

(Uhrzeit) halb zehn — half past nine

fünf Minuten vor/nach halb zwei — twenty-five (minutes) past one/to two

es schlägt halb — it's striking the half hour

um drei Minuten nach halb — at three minutes past the half hour

um fünf Minuten nach halb — at twenty-five to

4) inv, no art

(bei geografischen Namen) halb Deutschland/London — half of Germany/London

5) (= teilweise, stückhaft) Maßnahmen half; Reformen partial; (= vermindert) Tempo half; Lächeln slight; Licht poor

halbe Arbeit leisten — to do a bad job

die halbe Freude — half the pleasure

die halbe Wahrheit — half of or part of the truth

nichts Halbes und nichts Ganzes — neither one thing nor the other

mit halbem Ohr — with half an ear

ein halber Mensch/eine halbe Frau sein, sich nur wie ein halber Mensch/eine halbe Frau fühlen — not to feel like a complete person/woman

eine halbe Sache machen — not to do it properly

keine halben Sachen machen — not to do things by halves

6) (inf)

(= große Anzahl, großer Teil) die halbe Stadt/Welt/Arbeit — half the town/world/work

sie ist schon eine halbe Schottin — she is already half Scottish

ein halber Elektriker/Mechaniker — something of an electrician/mechanic

(noch) ein halbes Kind sein — to be hardly or scarcely more than a child

2. adv

1) (= zur Hälfte) half

halb gar — half-cooked, half-done; (fig) Idee half-baked

halb links (Sport, spielen) — (at) inside left; (im Theater) sitzen left of centre (Brit) or center (US)

halb links abbiegen — to fork left

die Straße halb links — the left fork

das Auto kam von halb links — the car came from a/the left fork

halb linke(r, s) (Sport) — inside left

die halb linke Abzweigung/Straße — the left fork

halb rechte(r, s) (Sport) — inside right

die halb rechte Abzweigung/Straße — the right fork

halb rechts (Sport, spielen) — (at) inside right; (im Theater) sitzen right of centre (Brit) or center (US)

halb rechts abbiegen — to fork right

die Straße halb rechts — the right fork

das Auto kam von halb rechts — the car came from a/the right fork

halb rechts/links abzweigen (Straße, Fahrer) — to fork ( off) to the right/left, to turn half right/left

halb voll — half-filled; Behälter auch half-full

die Zeit ist halb vorbei — half the time has already gone

2) (= nicht ganz, teilweise) half

halb automatisch — semi-automatic

halb erwachsen — half grown ( up)

halb offen — half-open; Gefängnis open

halb offener Vollzug — daytime release (for prisoners)

halb reif — half-ripe

halb verdaut (lit, fig) — half-digested

halb wach — half awake

in halb wachem Zustand — half awake

halb zivilisiert — half-civilized

halb so gut — half as good

etw nur halb verstehen — to only half understand sth

ich hörte nur halb zu — I was only half listening

das ist halb so schlimm — it's not as bad as all that; (Zukünftiges) that won't be too bad

er weiß alles nur halb — he only knows about things superficially

etw nur halb machen — to only half-do sth (inf)

3) (= fast vollständig) almost, nearly; blind, roh half

halb fertig — half-finished; (Ind) semi-finished; (fig) immature

ich war schon halb fertig — I was almost or nearly finished

halb nackt — half-naked; Arm half-covered

halb tot (lit) — half dead

wir haben uns halb totgelacht — we almost died laughing

ich hätte mich halb totärgern können — I could have kicked myself (inf)

See:

→ frisch

4)

halb lachend, halb weinend — half laughing, half crying

halb Mensch, halb Pferd — half or part man, half or part horse

Wein oder Sprudel? – halb und halb — wine or mineral water? – half and half

5)

mit jdm halbe-halbe machen (inf) — to go halves with sb (Brit), to go 50/50 with sb

gefällt es dir? – halb und halb — do you like it? – sort of (inf) or so-so (inf)

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1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) half

2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) half

3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) half

4) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) half

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halb

[halp]

I. adj

1. (die Hälfte von) half

wir haben den \halben Weg hinter uns we have already done half of the way

Kinder und Pensionisten zahlen den halben Preis children and old-age pensioners pay half-price

ein \halbes Brot half a loaf [of bread]

mit \halber Geschwindigkeit at half speed

\halbe Note minim

zum \halben Preis at half-price

\halber Ton semitone

sich akk auf \halbem Weg treffen (a. fig) to meet halfway

2. (bei Zahlen und Maßen) half

fünf und ein \halbes Prozent five and a half percent

ein \halbes Dutzend half a dozen

ein \halber Liter half a litre [or AM liter]

ein \halber Meter half a metre [or AM meter

3. (bei Zeitbestimmungen)

es ist genau \halb sieben it is exactly half past six

es hat \halb geschlagen the clock has struck half past [or the half-hour]

eine \halbe Stunde half an hour

zehn Minuten nach/vor \halb twenty minutes to/past

4. kein art (ein Großteil von etw)

▪ \halb... half of...

\halb Irland/Österreich/etc. half of Ireland/Austria/etc.

▪ der/die/das \halbe... half the...

das \halbe Dorf half of the village

5. (fig: unvollständig, teilweise) half

er hat nur \halbe Arbeit geleistet he has only done half of the job

eine \halbe Ewigkeit half an eternity

mit \halber Kraft voraus! half speed ahead!

mit \halbem Herzen half-heartedly

\halbe Maßnahmen half-hearted measures

mit \halbem Ohr zuhören to listen with half an ear

\halbe Sachen machen to do something by halves

die \halbe Wahrheit half the truth

6. (fam: fast) something of

du bist ja ein \halber Elektriker you're something of an electrician

er ist ja noch ein \halbes Kind he is still half a child

sie ist nur noch \halb sie selbst she is only a shadow of what she once was

\halbe Portion (pej) sandwich short of a picnic

7.

▶ nichts H\halbes und nichts Ganzes (fam) neither one thing nor the other

II. adv

1. vor vb (zur Hälfte) half

\halb..., \halb... half..., half...

diese Nachricht quittierte sie \halb lachend, \halb weinend she took this news half laughing, half crying

etw nur \halb machen to only half-do sth

er hat die Arbeit nur \halb getan he only did half of the job

\halb so... sein wie to be half as...

er ist nicht \halb so schlau wie sein Vorgänger he's not nearly as crafty as his predecessor

2. vor adj, adv (teilweise) half

▪ nur \halb only half

ich habe nur \halb verstanden, was sie sagte I only half understood what she said

die Straße biegt hier \halb rechts ab the street forks off to the right here

\halb blind half blind

\halb durch/gar KOCHK half-done

\halb fest half solid

\halb leer/voll half-empty/full

\halb nackt half-naked

\halb offen half-open

\halb tot (fam) half-dead

\halb wach half-awake

3. (fast) nearly

sie hat schon \halb zugestimmt she has nearly agreed

mit \halb erstickter Stimme sprechen to be hardly able to speak

\halb fertig nearly finished

sich akk \halb totlachen to nearly kill oneself laughing

\halb verdurstet/verhungert to be nearly dying of thirst/hunger

4.

▶ [mit jdm] \halb und \halb [o \halbe- \halbe] machen (fam) to go halves with sb

▶ das ist \halb so schlimm it's not that bad

▶ \halb und \halb (fam) sort of

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1.
Adjektiv u. Bruchz

1) half

eine halbe Stunde/ein halber Meter/ein halbes Glas — half an hour/a metre/a glass

zum halben Preis — [at] half price

halb Europa/die halbe Welt — half of Europe/half the world

es ist halb eins — it's half past twelve

5 Minuten vor/nach halb — 25 [minutes] past/to; s. auch Weg 4)

2) (unvollständig, vermindert)

die halbe Wahrheit — half [of] or part of the truth

nichts Halbes und nichts Ganzes [sein] — [be] neither one thing nor the other

3) (fast)

[noch] ein halbes Kind sein — be hardly or scarcely more than a child

die halbe Stadt — half the town
2.
adverbial

1)

halb voll/leer — half-full/-empty

halb lachend, halb weinend — half laughing, half crying

2) (unvollständig)

halb gar/angezogen/wach/offen/fertig — half-done or -cooked/half dressed/half-awake/half-open/half-finished

halb links/rechts — (Fußball) [at] inside left/right

3) (fast)

halb blind/verhungert/tot — half blind/starved/dead

halb nackt — half-naked

halb und halb — (ugs.) more or less

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halb

A. adj

1. half;

halb Deutschland half of Germany;

auf halber Höhe halfway (up);

halbe Note MUS minim, US half note;

halbe Pause MUS minim (US half note) rest;

zum halben Preis for half the price, (at) half-price;

die halbe Summe half the amount

2. bei Zeitangaben: half;

eine halbe Stunde half an hour, a half hour;

halb drei (Uhr) half past two;

fünf nach/vor halb twenty-five to/past

3. (teilweise, unvollständig) half;

mit halbem Herzen half-hearted(ly);

er hörte nur mit halbem Ohr zu he was only half listening, he was listening with only half an ear;

sie ist nur noch ein halber Mensch she’s only half the woman she was;

keine halben Sachen machen not do anything by halves;

nur die halbe Wahrheit only half the truth;

jemandem auf halbem Wege entgegenkommen meet sb halfway;

sich auf halbem Wege einigen meet halfway;

nichts Halbes und nichts Ganzes neither one thing nor the other, neither fish nor fowl

4. umg (fast, so gut wie) half;

sie ist ja noch ein halbes Kind she’s still half a child;

es dauert eine halbe Ewigkeit it’s taking ages;

das weiß schon die halbe Stadt half the town knows it already

B. adv

1. half;

halb leer/offen/voll half-empty/-open/-full;

halb so viel half as much;

die Zeit ist halb vorbei half the time has gone;

halb herausfordernd, halb abwehrend half defiant(ly), half defensive(ly);

halb Mensch, halb Tier half-human, half-beast;

halb und halb mischen etc: half and half; umg überzeugen, wollen etc: more or less;

halb und halb machen mit jemandem go halves with sb

2. (teilweise) bekleidet, nackt, verdaut, wach etc: half-…, präd half …; flüssig etc: semi-…;

halb automatisch semi-automatic;

halb fertig half-done, half-finished; TECH semi-finished; fig Person: half-baked;

halb links/rechts spielen play inside left/right;

halb gar oder

durch half-done, underdone, half-cooked; Steak: medium;

halb verfault rotting;

halb durchsichtig translucent;

es war mir nur halb bewusst I was only half aware of it;

es ist halb so schlimm oder

wild umg it’s not as bad as all that ( oder as we etc thought)

3. besonders umg half; (fast) auch nearly, almost; (so gut wie) auch virtually;

halb blind nearly blind, partially blind;

halb blind vor Tränen half blinded by tears;

halb tot vor Angst half dead with fear;

halb erfroren/verdurstet half frozen/parched;

halb erhaben (in) half relief;

halb erwachsen almost grown-up;

halb erwachsene Kinder auch teenage children;

halb reif half-ripe;

halb verhungert starving;

ich bin halb erfroren I’m nearly frozen to death;

wir sind da drin halb erstickt we nearly suffocated in there;

sich halb totlachen (nearly) kill o.s. laughing;

das ist ja halb geschenkt that’s more or less a gift;

damit war die Sache schon halb gewonnen that was half the battle;

ich wünsche halb, dass … I half wish (that) …;

ich dachte mir schon halb … I half suspected, I had a feeling …

4. Fußball: → halblink…, halbrecht… etc

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1.
Adjektiv u. Bruchz

1) half

eine halbe Stunde/ein halber Meter/ein halbes Glas — half an hour/a metre/a glass

zum halben Preis — [at] half price

halb Europa/die halbe Welt — half of Europe/half the world

es ist halb eins — it's half past twelve

5 Minuten vor/nach halb — 25 [minutes] past/to; s. auch Weg 4)

2) (unvollständig, vermindert)

die halbe Wahrheit — half [of] or part of the truth

nichts Halbes und nichts Ganzes [sein] — [be] neither one thing nor the other

3) (fast)

[noch] ein halbes Kind sein — be hardly or scarcely more than a child

die halbe Stadt — half the town
2.
adverbial

1)

halb voll/leer — half-full/-empty

halb lachend, halb weinend — half laughing, half crying

2) (unvollständig)

halb gar/angezogen/wach/offen/fertig — half-done or -cooked/half dressed/half-awake/half-open/half-finished

halb links/rechts — (Fußball) [at] inside left/right

3) (fast)

halb blind/verhungert/tot — half blind/starved/dead

halb nackt — half-naked

halb und halb — (ugs.) more or less

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adj.

half adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > halb

69 freddo

1. adj cold

fig a sangue freddo in cold blood

2. m cold

ho freddo I'm cold

fa freddo it's cold

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freddo agg.

1 cold; ( piuttosto freddo) chilly, chill; ( fresco) cool: bibita fredda, cold drink; stagione fredda, cold season; il latte non è abbastanza freddo, the milk is not cool enough; ho le mani e i piedi freddi, my hands and feet are cold; non mi piace il bagno nell'acqua fredda, I don't like having a cold bath; è stato un anno particolarmente freddo, it has been a particularly cold year; spirava un vento freddo, there was a cold wind blowing // animale a sangue freddo, cold-blooded animal // agire a sangue freddo, to act in cold blood; agire con gran sangue freddo, to act with great self-possession; serbare il proprio sangue freddo, to keep cool (o to keep a cool head) // piatto freddo, cold dish // cena fredda, cold supper // mani fredde, cuore caldo, cold hands, warm heart // guerra fredda, cold war // sudore freddo, perspiration (o fam. sweat), ( per spavento) cold sweat: farsi venire il sudore freddo per qlco., to be in a (cold) sweat about sthg.

2 (fig.) cold, cool, lukewarm; ( scostante) chilly; ( indifferente, impassibile, senza calore o entusiasmo) cold, frigid, reserved, indifferent: freddo disprezzo, cold disdain; freddo saluto, cool (o cold) greeting; accoglienza fredda, cold (o cool) reception; stile freddo, frigid style; fredda eloquenza, cold eloquence; toni, colori freddi, cold shades, colours; i suoi modi erano freddi, his manner was cool; è un uomo dai modi freddi, he is a cold man (o he is a cold-mannered person); mostrarsi freddo con qlcu., to be cold (o cool) towards s.o.; è diventato molto freddo nei miei confronti, he has become very cool towards me

3 (fig.) ( calmo) cool, calm, collected, level-headed: è un freddo calcolatore, he is coldly calculating // a mente fredda, dispassionately (o coolly): prima di parlargli, dovresti aspettare e ragionare a mente fredda, you'd better wait and reflect calmly before speaking to him.

freddo s.m.

1 cold, coldness, chilliness: freddo secco, pungente, dry, biting cold; periodo, ondata di freddo, cold spell (o snap); i grandi freddi, the winter cold; i primi freddi, the first cold weather of the season; fa terribilmente freddo questa sera, it is awfully cold (o very chilly) this evening; chiudi la porta che fa freddo, close the door, it's cold; ho molto freddo alle mani, my hands are very cold; non lasciare il cane fuori al freddo, don't leave the dog out in the cold; senti freddo?, do you feel cold?; sento il freddo, I feel the cold; se uscirai con questo freddo prenderai certamente un raffreddore, if you go out in this cold weather you'll certainly catch a cold // aver freddo, to be (o to feel) cold; diventar freddo, to get (o to grow) cold; soffrire il freddo, to suffer from the cold; tremare di freddo, to shiver (o shake) with cold // fa un freddo cane, (fam.) it is bitterly cold // questo non mi fa né caldo né freddo, that leaves me cold // morire di freddo, to freeze to death (o to die of cold) (anche fig.): muoio di freddo, I am freezing to death (o I am dying of cold); se stai fuori ancora un po' morirai di freddo, if you stay out any longer you'll catch your death (of cold) // a freddo: mi ha insultato così, a freddo, he insulted me just like that, without reason; colpire a freddo, to shoot s.o. in cold blood; (cuc.) questo dolce si prepara a freddo, this sweet doesn't need cooking; mettere su a freddo, to cook without pre-heating

2 ( spavento, paura) fright; (fam.) creeps (pl.): mi vien freddo quando ci penso, it gives me the willies when I think of it; questo racconto mi fa venir freddo, this tale gives me the creeps; sudo freddo al solo pensiero, just thinking about it brings me out in a cold sweat.

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['freddo] freddo (-a)
1. agg

(gen) cold, (accoglienza) cool, cold

la minestra è fredda — the soup is cold

a mente fredda capì di avere torto — when he had cooled down he realized that he was wrong

la macchina è ancora fredda — the engine is still cold

2. sm

1) (gen) cold

aver freddo — to be cold

hai freddo? — are you cold?

prendere freddo — to catch cold

soffrire il freddo — to feel the cold

sudare freddo — to be in a cold sweat

fa freddo — it's cold

c'è stata un'ondata di freddo — there's been a cold spell

2)

a freddo — (lavare) in cold water, fig deliberately

a freddo ha poi negato di averlo detto — when he had cooled down, he denied having said it

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['freddo] 1.
aggettivo

1) (a bassa temperatura) [acqua, notte, regione, vento, aria] cold, cool, chilly

resistente al freddo — [ pianta] frost-resistant

questo vino va servito freddo — this wine is best served chilled

tè, caffè freddo — iced tea, coffee

2) fig. [persona, voce, accoglienza, sguardo, sorriso, risposta] cold, chilly, cool; [luce, colore] cold; (indifferente, distaccato) [racconto, intervista] dull, flat

3) a freddo

analisi, discussione a freddo — impartial analysis, discussion
2.
sostantivo maschile (bassa temperatura) cold

aver, sentire freddo — to be, feel cold

fa un freddo pungente — it's bitterly cold

i primi -i — the first cold weather of the season

prendere freddo — to catch a chill

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non mi fa né caldo né freddo — it leaves me cold

sudare freddo, avere i sudori -i — to be in a cold sweat

a mente -a — in the light of day

a sangue freddo — in cold blood, cold-bloodedly

far venir freddo — to sadden one's heart
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Note:

Tra le varie accezioni dell'aggettivo freddo e dei suoi equivalenti inglesi, vanno messi in evidenza i seguenti casi: freddo si traduce cold o chilly (che può significare anche gelido), quando si vuole indicare una temperatura tanto bassa da essere poco gradevole o sopportabile; se non ci sono queste implicazioni negative, l'equivalente è cool; cold, chilly e cool si usano anche in senso figurato, con una connotazione tendenzialmente negativa. - Si noti che all'aggettivo freddo = cold corrisponde il sostantivo il freddo = the cold

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freddo

/'freddo/

Tra le varie accezioni dell'aggettivo freddo e dei suoi equivalenti inglesi, vanno messi in evidenza i seguenti casi: freddo si traduce cold o chilly (che può significare anche gelido), quando si vuole indicare una temperatura tanto bassa da essere poco gradevole o sopportabile; se non ci sono queste implicazioni negative, l'equivalente è cool; cold, chilly e cool si usano anche in senso figurato, con una connotazione tendenzialmente negativa. - Si noti che all'aggettivo freddo = cold corrisponde il sostantivo il freddo = the cold.

I aggettivo

1 (a bassa temperatura) [acqua, notte, regione, vento, aria] cold, cool, chilly; resistente al freddo [ pianta] frost-resistant; questo vino va servito freddo this wine is best served chilled; tè, caffè freddo iced tea, coffee

2 fig. [persona, voce, accoglienza, sguardo, sorriso, risposta] cold, chilly, cool; [luce, colore] cold; (indifferente, distaccato) [racconto, intervista] dull, flat

3 a freddo analisi, discussione a freddo impartial analysis, discussion

II sostantivo maschile

(bassa temperatura) cold; aver, sentire freddo to be, feel cold; fa un freddo pungente it's bitterly cold; i primi -i the first cold weather of the season; prendere freddo to catch a chill

IDIOMS

non mi fa né caldo né freddo it leaves me cold; sudare freddo, avere i sudori -i to be in a cold sweat; a mente -a in the light of day; a sangue freddo in cold blood, cold-bloodedly; far venir freddo to sadden one's heart.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > freddo

70 ♦ day

♦ day /deɪ/
n.

1 giorno ( di 24 ore): DIALOGO → - Date- What day is it?, che giorno è?; We've spent a few days in France, abbiamo passato qualche giorno in Francia; 24 hours a day, ventiquattr'ore al giorno; the day after tomorrow, dopodomani; domani l'altro; posdomani; the day before yesterday, ieri l'altro; l'altro ieri; every other day, un giorno sì e uno no; ogni due giorni; rest day, giorno di riposo; the time of day, l'ora del giorno; a fateful day, un giorno fatidico; to one's dying day, fino alla morte

2 giorno (= periodo di luce, di attività); giornata: the other day, l'altro giorno; on a winter's day, in un giorno d'inverno; day and night, giorno e notte; notte e giorno; ( anche) in continuazione: She works day and night, lavora notte e giorno (o in continuazione); It was a glorious day, era una splendida giornata; It's almost day, è quasi giorno; I don't know what she does all day, non so cosa faccia tutto il giorno; I've had a bad [long] day, ho avuto una brutta [lunga] giornata; a busy day, una giornata piena; a trying day, una giornata faticosa; Try to get some exercise every day, cerca di fare un po' di esercizio tutti i giorni; Let's do it another day, facciamolo un altro giorno; Come on, we haven't got all day, dài, non abbiamo tutto il giorno (o tutta la giornata); an eight-hour day, una giornata (lavorativa) di otto ore; the working day, la giornata lavorativa; day of rest, giorno di riposo; She works six days on, two days off, lavora sei giorni, poi ha due giorni di riposo; to take a day off, prendere un giorno di ferie; by day, di giorno; during the day, durante il giorno; historic day, giornata storica (o di grande importanza); The days are drawing out, i giorni si stanno allungando

3 festa: Mother's day, la festa della mamma; Independence Day, la Festa dell'indipendenza

4 (spesso al pl.) tempo, tempi; epoca: to the present day (o to this day) fino a oggi; He was the best painter of his day, era il miglior pittore del suo tempo; in my student days, quando ero studente; these days, di questi tempi; DIALOGO → - New clothes- There always seems to be a sale on these days, di questi tempi sembra che ci siano sempre dei saldi; in the days of Queen Anne, al tempo della regina Anna; in the early days of flying, agli inizi dell'aviazione; in olden days, nei tempi antichi; un tempo

5 ( Borsa) giorno di borsa

● all day long, per tutto il giorno □ day after day, un giorno dopo l'altro, giorno dopo giorno □ ( USA) day bed, poltrona a sdraio; divano letto □ (med.) day blindness, emeralopia □ day boarder, semiconvittore □ day boy, allievo esterno ( di un collegio) □ day by day, giorno per giorno □ ( USA) day care, assistenza ai bambini ( di genitori che lavorano) □ day-care centre, centro di assistenza per anziani (o disabili, ecc.) □ (ferr., USA) day coach, carrozza normale ( con sedili non reclinabili) □ (zool.) day-fly ( Ephemera), effimera □ day girl, allieva esterna ( di un collegio) □ (med.) day hospital, day hospital □ day in, day out, giorno dopo giorno; incessantemente □ (econ.) day labour, lavoro (o manodopera) a giornata □ day labourer, lavoratore a giornata; giornaliero □ ( USA) day letter, telegramma diurno ( costa meno e viaggia più lento) □ (bot.) day lily ( Hemerocallis), emerocallide □ day-long, che dura tutto il giorno □ day nursery, asilo nido □ (comm.) days of grace, giorni di grazia (o di respiro); ( per estens.) dilazione □ (relig.) the Day of Judgement, il giorno del giudizio □ the day of reckoning, il giorno della resa dei conti □ day off, giorno di libertà (o di ferie) □ ( Borsa) day order, ordine giornaliero; ordine valido in giornata □ (GB) day out, gita di un giorno: a day out in the country, una gita di un giorno in campagna □ (med.) day patient, paziente ambulatoriale; paziente di day hospital □ (ind., ecc.) day release, permesso giornaliero per studio □ day release course, corso per lavoratori □ for the rest of one's days, per il resto dei giorni di q. □ (ferr., in GB) day return, biglietto di andata e ritorno nella stessa giornata □ day sack, zainetto □ day school, scuola con frequentazione diurna ( spesso privata, di contro a collegio) □ (ind.) day shift, turno di giorno □ (med.) day surgery, intervento chirurgico (o interventi chirurgici) in day hospital □ (ferr.) day ticket = day return ► sopra □ day-to-day, giornaliero, quotidiano; ( anche) normale, di routine; ( anche) su base giornaliera, alla giornata: (org. az.) day-to-day management, gestione quotidiana; gestione ordinaria □ ( Borsa) day trader, day trader ( investitore che compra e vende gli stessi titoli in giornata) □ ( Borsa) day trading, day trading ( compravendita di titoli in giornata) □ (ferr.) day train, treno diurno □ day trip, gita di un giorno; escursione □ day-tripper, gitante, escursionista □ (fam.) to be all in a day's work ( for sb.), essere ordinaria amministrazione (per q.): Saving lives was all in a day's work for him, salvare delle vite era ordinaria amministrazione per lui □ (fam.) any day, in qualunque momento; ( anche, rif. a una preferenza) decisamente, di gran lunga: I prefer beer to wine any day, preferisco di gran lunga la birra al vino; I'd ask her out any day, mi piacerebbe da matti uscire con lei □ any day now, da un giorno all'altro: They're going to announce the date of the election any day now, annunceranno la data delle elezioni da un giorno all'altro □ to be as clear as day, essere chiaro come la luce del giorno □ the big day, il gran giorno ( di un evento) □ by the day, alla giornata: He is paid by the day, è pagato alla giornata □ to call it a day ► to call □ to end one's days, finire i propri giorni; morire □ every other (o every second) day, un giorno sì e un giorno no □ (fam.) from day one, fin dal primo giorno; fin dall'inizio □ from day to day, di giorno in giorno □ (fig.) to live from day to day, vivere alla giornata □ the good old days, i bei tempi andati □ to have had one's day, avere fatto il proprio tempo: Some think the printed book has had its day, alcuni pensano che il libro stampato abbia fatto il suo tempo □ to have one's day ( in the sun), avere il proprio giorno di gloria; avere il proprio momento di successo □ to have seen better days, aver visto giorni migliori □ if he (o she) is a day, (rif. all'età) come minimo: He must be seventy if he's a day, deve avere come minimo settant'anni □ (antiq.) in days gone by, un tempo □ in the old days (o in the days of old, antiq.), nei tempi andati □ in one's day, ai tempi di q.: In my day, children were respectful to their teachers, ai miei tempi, gli alunni erano rispettosi verso i loro insegnanti □ in this day and age, oggigiorno; di questi tempi □ it's not every day that…, non capita tutti i giorni di …: It's not every day that you get to meet a real rock star, non capita tutti i giorni di incontrare una vera rockstar □ (fam.) to make a day of it, approfittare dell'occasione per passare una bella giornata □ (fam.) make my day!, provaci: non aspetto altro! □ (fam.) to make sb. 's day, fare di un giorno una data memorabile per q. □ to name the day, fissare la data del matrimonio □ of the day, di oggi, attuale: the issues of the day, i problemi di oggi; the government of the day, il governo attuale; the dish of the day, il piatto del giorno □ one day, un giorno o l'altro □ one of these days, uno di questi giorni □ one of those days, una giornata in cui tutto va storto; una giornata no □ to pass the time of day with sb., salutare q.; scambiare quattro chiacchiere con q. □ to save money for a rainy day, mettere da parte dei soldi per i tempi difficili □ some day, un giorno o l'altro □ this day week [fortnight, month, year], oggi a otto [a quindici, a un mese, a un anno] □ to the day, esattamente: It is five years ago to the day, è stato esattamente cinque anni fa; fanno cinque anni proprio oggi □ His [her, their, ecc.] days are numbered, ha [hanno, ecc.] i giorni contati □ His [her, your, ecc.] day has come, è venuta la sua [tua, ecc.] ora □ (fam.) It just isn't my day, oggi non è il mio giorno; oggi è una giornata no □ (fam. scherz.) Don't give up the day job!, non mollare il lavoro che hai ( perché con quello nuovo che hai in mente non te la caveresti) □ (fam. iron.) That'll be the day!, sì, figurati!; campa cavallo! □ Those were the days!, quelli sì che erano tempi!; bei tempi, quelli!

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ day

71 liggen

liggen

1 [uitgestrekt zijn] lie

2 [in bed vertoeven] lie ⇒ be laid up 〈 ziek〉

3 [zich bevinden] lie, be

4 [met betrekking tot zaken] [rusten] lie

5 [+ aan] [afhangen van] depend (on) ⇒ be caused by 〈 veroorzaakt〉, be due to 〈 veroorzaakt〉

6 [passen bij een aanleg/belangstelling] suit

7 [met betrekking tot storm/wind] die down

8 [bezig zijn] be (lying)

9 [gelegerd zijn] be stationed

♦voorbeelden:

1   er lag een halve meter sneeuw • there was half a metre of snow

     de sneeuw bleef niet liggen • the snow did not settle

     lekker tegen iemand aan gaan liggen • snuggle up to someone

     dure vloerbedekking hebben liggen • have expensive carpets (on the floor)

     〈 op grafstenen〉 hier ligt … • here lies …

     lig je lekker/goed? • are you comfortable?

     hij ligt in/op bed • he's (lying) in bed

     over elkaar liggen • overlap

2   ik blijf morgen liggen tot half tien • I'm going to stay in bed till 9.030 tomorrow

     ga liggen! 〈 tegen een hond〉 • lie down!

     gaan liggen • lie down; 〈 door ziekte〉 take to one's bed

     op zijn zij gaan liggen • lie (down) on one's side; 〈 omdraaien〉 roll over on to one's side

     op sterven liggen • lie/be dying

3   daar ligt onze kans • that's where our chance lies

     de toestand ligt hier anders • the situation is (quite) different here

     de zaken liggen nu heel anders • things have changed a lot (since then)

     het feit ligt er • the fact remains

     het plan, zoals het er ligt, is onaanvaardbaar • as it stands, the plan is unacceptable

     hoe liggen onze kansen? • what are the odds?

     de prijzen liggen vrij hoog • the prices are rather high

     uw bestelling ligt klaar • your order is ready (for dispatch/collection)

     onze winsten liggen lager dan die van vorig jaar • our profits are less than last year's

     die dagen liggen ver achter ons • those days are long past

     de zaken liggen zo: … • it's like this: …

     zo liggen de zaken nu eenmaal • I'm afraid that's the way things are

     Antwerpen ligt aan de Schelde • Antwerp lies/is (situated) on the Scheldt

     de vakantie ligt weer achter ons • the holidays are behind us now

     de schuld ligt bij mij • the fault is mine

     de beslissing ligt bij ons • the decision is ours

     de macht ligt bij het volk • power is vested with the people

     met iemand in proces liggen • litigate with someone

     onder het gemiddelde liggen • be below average

     de bal ligt op de grond • the ball is on the ground

     op het zuiden liggen • face (the) south

     ze liggen voor het grijpen • they're all over the place

     voor mij ligt uw brief • I have before me your letter

     er lagen moeilijke jaren voor ons • there were hard years ahead (of us)

4   dat werk is voor ons blijven liggen • that work has been left for us

     ik heb (nog) een paar flessen wijn liggen • I have a few bottles of wine (left)

     het geld hebben liggen • have the money available

     〈 figuurlijk〉 laat het dorp rechts van u liggen • pass the village on your right

     ik heb dat boek laten liggen • I left that book (behind)

5   dat ligt eraan • it depends

     ik denk dat het aan je versterker ligt • I think that it's your amplifier that's causing the trouble

     dat lag aan verscheidene oorzaken • that was due to various causes

     aan mij zal het niet liggen • it won't be my fault

     is het nu zo koud of ligt het aan mij? • is it really so cold, or is it just me?

     er is mij niets aan gelegen • it doesn't matter to me

     het ligt aan die rotfiets van me • it's that bloody bike of mine

     als het aan mij ligt zal hij daar niet blijven • he won't stay there if I can help it

     als het aan mij ligt niet • not if I can help it

     waar zou dat aan liggen? • what could be the cause of this?

     het lag misschien ook een beetje aan mij • I may have had something to do with it

     het kan aan mij liggen, maar … • it may be just me, but …

     als het aan mij lag/ligt • if it was/is up to me

6   ze liggen elkaar niet zo erg • they don't get on (with each other)

     dat genre ligt mij niet • that genre doesn't appeal to me

     dit klimaat ligt mij niet • this climate disagrees with me

     die jongen ligt mij helemaal niet • I can't get on with that guy

7   de wind ging liggen • the wind died down

8   lig niet zo te klieren • stop pestering (me 〈enz.〉)

     hij ligt te slapen • he's asleep

     liggen te zeuren • be whining/bellyaching

¶   dubbel liggen (van het lachen) • double up with laughter

     die zaak ligt nogal gevoelig • the matter is a bit delicate

     zich nergens iets aan gelegen laten liggen • not give a hoot for anything

     dat ligt heel anders • that's a different story altogether

     als ze dat merken lig ik eruit • if they catch on, I'm out

     deze auto ligt goed in de bocht • this car takes corners well

     dit bed ligt lekker/hard • this bed is comfortable/(too) hard

     ver uiteen liggen • be poles apart

     deze auto ligt vast op de weg • this car holds the road well

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > liggen

72 day

day [deɪ]

jour ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) journée ⇒ 1 (a)-(c) époque ⇒ 1 (d)

1 noun

(a) (period of twenty-four hours) jour m; (emphasizing duration) journée f;

∎ it's a nice or fine day c'est une belle journée, il fait beau aujourd'hui;

∎ on a clear day par temps clair;

∎ a summer's/winter's day un jour d'été/d'hiver;

∎ to have a day out aller passer une journée quelque part;

∎ a day at the seaside/the races une journée au bord de la mer/aux courses;

∎ we went to the country for the day nous sommes allés passer la journée à la campagne;

∎ to have a lazy day passer une journée à paresser;

∎ literary when day is done quand le jour s'achève;

∎ what day is it (today)? quel jour sommes-nous (aujourd'hui)?;

∎ what day is she arriving (on)? quel jour arrive-t-elle?;

∎ (on) that day ce jour-là;

∎ (on) the day (that or when) she was born le jour où elle est née;

∎ on the first/last day of the holidays le premier/dernier jour des vacances;

∎ on a day like this/today un jour comme celui-là/aujourd'hui;

∎ the day after, (on) the next or following day le lendemain, le jour suivant;

∎ the day after the party le lendemain de ou le jour d'après la fête;

∎ two days after the party le surlendemain de ou deux jours après la fête;

∎ the day after tomorrow après-demain;

∎ the day before, (on) the previous day la veille, le jour d'avant;

∎ I had first met him two days before je l'avais rencontré l'avant-veille pour la première fois;

∎ the day before yesterday avant-hier;

∎ four days before/later quatre jours plus tôt/tard;

∎ in four days, in four days' time dans quatre jours;

∎ it took me four days to do it ça m'a pris quatre jours pour le faire;

∎ once/twice a day une fois/deux fois par jour;

∎ good day! bonjour!;

∎ have a nice day! bonne journée!;

∎ the other day l'autre jour;

∎ Religion Day of Judgement (jour du) jugement dernier;

∎ Religion day of atonement jour m du Grand Pardon;

∎ dish of the day plat m du jour;

∎ day of reckoning jour de vérité;

∎ any day now d'un jour à l'autre;

∎ day after day, day in day out jour après jour;

∎ for days on end or at a time pendant des jours et des jours;

∎ from day to day de jour en jour;

∎ to live from day to day vivre au jour le jour;

∎ from one day to the next d'un jour à l'autre;

∎ from that day on or onwards à partir de ce jour-là;

∎ from that day to this depuis ce jour-là;

∎ literary from this day forth à partir ou à compter d'aujourd'hui;

∎ to the day I die or my dying day jusqu'à mon dernier jour;

∎ I'd rather work in Madrid any day (of the week) je préférerais largement ou de loin travailler à Madrid;

∎ you've done enough mischief for one day tu as fait assez de bêtises pour une seule journée;

∎ humorous another day, another dollar ≃ c'est le train-train quotidien;

∎ from day one depuis le premier jour;

∎ one day un jour;

∎ one of these days un de ces jours;

∎ some day un jour;

∎ she's seventy if she's a day elle a soixante-dix ans bien sonnés;

∎ he doesn't look a day older than 40/you il n'a pas l'air d'avoir plus de 40 ans/d'être plus vieux que toi;

∎ he doesn't look a day older than when I last saw him il n'a pas vieilli d'un poil depuis la dernière fois que je l'ai vu;

∎ it's been one of those days! tu parles d'une journée!;

∎ on this (day) of all days! justement aujourd'hui!;

∎ of all (the) days to choose for a conference! quelle idée d'avoir choisi de faire une conférence justement aujourd'hui!;

∎ let's make a day of it passons-y la journée;

∎ that really made my day! ça m'a fait très plaisir;

∎ it's not my (lucky) day ce n'est pas mon jour (de chance);

∎ familiar that'll be the day! (it's highly unlikely) il n'y a pas de danger que ça arrive de sitôt!;

∎ at the end of the day à la fin de la journée; figurative en fin de compte, au bout du compte;

∎ to carry or win the day gagner la journée ou la bataille

(b) (hours of daylight) jour m, journée f;

∎ all day (long) toute la journée;

∎ we haven't got all day nous n'avons pas que ça à faire;

∎ to travel during the or by day voyager pendant la journée ou de jour;

∎ to sleep during the or by day dormir le jour;

∎ day and night, night and day jour et nuit, nuit et jour;

∎ in the cold light of day the plan seemed unfeasible avec un peu de distance critique, le projet semblait infaisable

(c) (working hours) journée f;

∎ paid by the day payé à la journée;

∎ to work a seven-hour day travailler sept heures par jour, faire des journées de sept heures;

∎ how was your day?, what kind of day have you had? comment s'est passée ta journée?;

∎ did you have a good day? tu as passé une bonne journée?;

∎ it's been a hard/long day la journée a été dure/longue;

∎ day off jour m de congé;

∎ day of rest jour m de repos;

∎ let's call it a day (stop work) arrêtons-nous pour aujourd'hui; (end relationship) finissons-en;

∎ it's all in a day's work! ça fait partie du travail!

(d) (often pl) (lifetime, era) époque f;

∎ in Caesar's day du temps de César;

∎ in the days of King Arthur, in King Arthur's day du temps du Roi Arthur;

∎ in days to come à l'avenir;

∎ in days gone by par le passé;

∎ in those days à l'époque;

∎ what are you up to these days? qu'est-ce que tu fais de beau ces temps-ci?;

∎ honestly, teenagers these days! vraiment, les adolescents d'aujourd'hui!;

∎ literary or humorous in days of old or yore il y a fort longtemps;

∎ in the good old days dans le temps;

∎ in my/our day de mon/notre temps;

∎ in this day and age de nos jours, aujourd'hui;

∎ he was well-known in his day il était connu de son temps ou à son époque;

∎ in his working/married days du temps où il travaillait/était marié;

∎ in his younger days dans son jeune temps, dans sa jeunesse;

∎ the happiest/worst days of my life les plus beaux/les pires jours de ma vie;

∎ during the early days of the strike/my childhood au tout début de la grève/de mon enfance;

∎ he ended his days in poverty il a fini ses jours dans la misère;

∎ her day will come son heure viendra;

∎ to have had its day (theory, fashion etc) être démodé; (car, TV) avoir fait son temps;

∎ he's had his day il a eu son heure;

∎ he's/this chair has seen better days il/cette chaise a connu des jours meilleurs;

∎ those were the days c'était le bon temps

(e) (battle, game)

∎ to win or to carry the day l'emporter;

∎ to lose the day perdre la partie

2 days adverb

∎ to work days travailler de jour

3 this day week adverb

dans huit jours aujourd'hui

4 to the day adverb

jour pour jour;

∎ it's a year ago to the day il y a un an jour pour jour ou aujourd'hui

5 to this day adverb

à ce jour, aujourd'hui encore

►► day bed lit m de repos;

American day camp centre m aéré;

day care (for elderly, disabled) service m d'accueil de jour; (for children) service m de garderie;

∎ the children go to day care les enfants vont à la garderie;

day centre = centre d'animation et d'aide sociale;

day cream crème f de jour;

day job travail m principal;

∎ familiar humorous don't give up the day job (to aspiring artist etc) je ne crois pas que tu es prêt pour une carrière professionnelle;

day labourer journalier(ère) m,f;

day nurse infirmier(ère) m,f qui est de service de jour;

day nursery garderie f;

Stock Exchange day order ordre m valable pour la journée;

day pass (for skiing) forfait m journalier;

School day pupil (élève mf) externe mf;

British Industry day release formation f continue en alternance;

∎ to be on day release être en formation continue en alternance;

Railways day return aller-retour m valable pour la journée;

day room salle f commune;

day school externat m;

day shift (period worked) service m de jour; (workers) équipe f de jour;

∎ to work the day shift travailler de jour, être (dans l'équipe) de jour;

∎ when do you go on day shift? quand est-ce que tu prends le service de jour?;

Stock Exchange day trade opération f de journée;

Stock Exchange day trader spéculateur(trice) m,f à la journée;

day trip excursion f;

day tripper excursionniste mf;

day work travail m de jour

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73 Semmelweis, Ignaz Philipp

SUBJECT AREA: Medical technology

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b. 1 July 1818 Budapest, Austro-Hungary

d. 17 August 1865 Budapest, Austro-Hungary

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Hungarian physician whose regime of chemical cleansing of the hands radically reduced the mortality associated with puerperal sepsis.

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Originally a law student, he abandoned that discipline for medicine and graduated at Vienna in 1844. He was immediately appointed Assistant Professor in the midwifery department under Johann Klein. At this time there was a maternal mortality rate from sepsis of not less than 16 per cent in the students' wards, although the rate was not as high in the midwives' wards. The death of a colleague from a dissection wound led Semmelweis to associate the infection in the lying-in wards with inadequate cleaning of the hands of doctors who went straight from the dissecting room to attend deliveries.

In 1847 he instituted a regime of hand washing with chlorinated lime water, and by the end of the year the mortality in the students' ward had fallen to 1 per cent, less than that in the midwives' ward. However, Klein refused to accept the implications of these findings, and Semmelweis was dismissed from Vienna in 1849.

He was able to obtain a further post in Budapest in 1850, and during the ensuing six years he effected a similar reduction in puerperal mortality by the same methods. Of an impatient and irascible character, in 1865 he was committed to a mental institution, dying shortly afterwards from septicaemia arising in a dissection wound suffered before his admission.

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Bibliography

1861, Die Aetiologie der Begriffund die Prophylaxis des Kind betfeibers, Vienna.

Further Reading

A.Castiglioni, 1947, History of Medicine, London.

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Biographical history of technology > Semmelweis, Ignaz Philipp

74 lapse

1. [læps] n
1. 1) упущение, оплошность, промах; (случайная) ошибка, ляпсус; погрешность; описка (тж. lapse of the pen)

a lapse of the memory - провал памяти

a lapse in table manners - нарушение застольного этикета

a lapse of justice - неправосудный приговор; судебная ошибка

2) с.-х. огрех, непропашка

2. отклонение (от правильного пути); прегрешение

moral lapse - нравственное падение

a lapse from virtue - грехопадение

a lapse from one's principles - отступление от своих принципов

3. 1) течение, ход

the lapse of a stream - (медленное) течение ручья

the rapid lapse of time - быстрое течение времени

by lapse of time - с течением времени

with the lapse of time - со временем

he has not felt the lapse of the hours - он не заметил, как протекли эти часы

2) промежуток ( времени); период

a long lapse of time - большой промежуток времени

4. перерыв

he returned to college after a lapse of five years - он вернулся в колледж после пятилетнего перерыва

5. падение, снижение (особ. температуры, давления)

lapse rate - метеор. вертикальный градиент

a lapse into savagery - возврат к дикости

6. рел. вероотступничество

7. юр. прекращение, недействительность права (на что-л.)
2. [læps] v
1. 1) отклоняться (от правильного пути и т. п.); пасть ( нравственно); деградировать

2) (into) впадать (в какое-л. состояние); переходить (во что-л.); превращаться

to lapse into bad habits - усвоить дурные привычки

to lapse into heresy - впасть в ересь

to lapse into savagery - деградировать до уровня дикаря

to lapse into illness - заболеть

to lapse into unconsciousness - впадать в бессознательное состояние

only when she was strongly moved, did she lapse into the dialect of her youth - волнуясь, она (незаметно для себя) переходила на то наречие, на котором говорила в молодости

the guests lapsed into silence - гости вдруг замолчали

he lapsed into his old ways - он принялся за старое

2. 1) течь; проходить (о времени и т. п.)

2) исчезать (постепенно, незаметно); падать (об интересе и т. п.)

3) прекращаться, кончаться

the experiment lapsed last year - эксперимент завершился в прошлом году

3. юр.

1) терять силу

2) истекать ( о праве); становиться недействительным

3) переходить в другие руки

the estate of a person dying without heirs or successors lapses to the Crown - имение умершего, не оставившего наследников и преемников, переходит в казну

4) утрачивать (право на что-л. и т. п.)

to lapse one's membership - выбыть из организации (преим. из-за неуплаты взносов)

НБАРС > lapse

75 _молодість і старість

age gives good advice when it is no longer able to give bad example at 20 years of age the will reigns, at 30 the wit, at 40 the judgment every age wants its playthings the feet are slow when the head wears snow few persons know how to be old growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy man has no time to form it will be a forward cock that crows in the shell a man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks a man is as old as his arteries a man's a fool till he's 40 a man whose youth has no follies will in his maturity have no power old birds are not to be caught with chaff an old ass is never good an old dog will learn no new tricks an old man in a house is a good thing an old young man will be a young old man once a man and twice a child no man is so old, but thinks he may yet live another year wanton kittens make sober cats the way never to grow old and grey-headed is to die young when we are out of sympathy with the youth, our work in the world is over years know more than looks you cannot put an old head on young shoulders you cannot shift an old tree without it dying young angel, old devil; young devil, old angel young courage and old caution are a strong pair young heads are giddy and young hearts are warm a young man idle, an old man needy youth and age can never agree youth comes but once in a lifetime youth is a blunder, manhood a struggle, old age a regret youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind youth supplies us with colors, age with canvas

English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _молодість і старість

76 Finger

Fin·ger <-s, -> [ʼfɪŋɐ] m

finger, digit[us] spec;

der kleine \Finger the [or one's] little finger, the [or one's] pinkie (Am) ( fam)

[nimm/lass die] \Finger weg! [get/take your] hands off!;

\Finger weg davon! hands off !;

den \Finger am Abzug haben to hold the trigger;

jdm mit dem \Finger drohen to wag one's finger at sb;

jdm was [o eins] auf die \Finger geben to rap sb's [or sb across [or on] the] knuckles, to give sb a rap across [or on] the knuckles;

[sich dat] den \Finger in den Hals stecken to stick one's finger down one's throat;

den \Finger heben to lift one's finger;

jdm auf die \Finger klopfen ( fig) ( fam) to give sb a rap across [or on] the knuckles, to rap sb's knuckles;

mit den \Fingern knipsen [o schnippen] [o schnackeln] ( fam) to snap one's fingers;

mit dem \Finger auf jdn/ etw zeigen to point [one's [or a] finger] at sb/sth;

mit [den] \Fingern auf jdn zeigen ( fig) to point [one's finger] at sb

WENDUNGEN:

ich hätte es mir/du hättest es dir etc. an den fünf [o zehn] \Fingern abzählen können! ( fam) a five-year-old could have worked that out! ( fam)

etw in die \Finger bekommen [ o fam kriegen] to get one's fingers on sth;

jdn in die \Finger bekommen [ o fam kriegen] to get one's hands on sb, to get a hold of sb;

der elfte \Finger (\Finger) one's third leg ( hum) ( fam)

jdm in [o zwischen] die \Finger geraten to fall into sb's hands;

einen [o zehn] an jedem \Finger haben ( hum) ( fam) to have a woman/man for every day of the week;

überall seine \Finger im Spiel [ o sl drin] haben; ( pej) to have a finger in every pie ( fam)

wenn man ihm den kleinen \Finger gibt, [dann] nimmt er [gleich] die ganze Hand ( prov) give him an inch and he'll take a mile;

jdn [o jdm] juckt [o zuckt] es in den \Fingern[, etw zu tun] ( fam) sb is dying [or ( fam) itching] to do sth;

keinen \Finger krumm machen ( fam) to not lift a finger;

lange \Finger machen (\Finger machen) ( fam) to be light- [or nimble-] fingered;

die \Finger von jdm/etw lassen ( fam) to keep away from sb/sth;

sich dat die [o alle] \Finger nach etw lecken ( fam) to kill for sth;

für jdn keinen \Finger rühren to not lift a finger for sb;

sich dat etw aus den \Fingern saugen ( fam) to conjure up sth sep;

sich dat nicht die \Finger schmutzig machen to not get one's hands dirty;

jdm [scharf] auf die \Finger sehen ( fam) to keep a watchful eye [or an eye] on sb;

etw mit spitzen \Fingern anfassen to pick up sth with two fingers;

sich dat bei [o an] etw dat die \Finger verbrennen ( fam) to get one's fingers burnt over sth;

jdn um den [kleinen] \Finger wickeln ( fam) to wrap sb [a]round one's little finger;

sich dat die \Finger wund schreiben to write one's fingers to the bone

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Finger

77 Bouilleur de cru

   A dying breed, bouilleurs de cru are country-dwellers who still have the once-inherited right to produce about 20 litres of spirits per year, from fruit grown on their land, without paying excise duty. Transmission from father to son of the status of "bouilleur de cru" was stopped in 1959. However all other owners of land that is officially classified as an orchard or a vineyard have the right to produce, for their own use, about 20 litres of spirits, at a special discounted rate of excise duty, currently (2009) 7.5 € per litre of pure alcohol. In both cases, the specific allowance is 10 litres of pure alcohol; the actual volume of the liquors produced, typically in the form of Kirsch, Calvados, Mirabelle, or Marc, will depend on the alcohol content.

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Bouilleur de cru

78 lapse

1. n упущение, оплошность, промах; ошибка, ляпсус; погрешность; описка

a lapse of the memory — провал памяти

2. n с. -х. огрех, непропашка

3. n отклонение; прегрешение

moral lapse — нравственное падение

lapse of offer — отклонение предложения

4. n течение, ход

the lapse of a stream — течение ручья

the rapid lapse of time — быстрое течение времени

by lapse of time — с течением времени

5. n промежуток; период

a long lapse of time — большой промежуток времени

time lapse — промежуток времени

6. n перерыв

he returned to college after a lapse of five years — он вернулся в колледж после пятилетнего перерыва

7. n падение, снижение

lapse rate — вертикальный градиент

temperature lapse rate — интенсивность падения температуры

8. n рел. вероотступничество

9. n юр. прекращение, недействительность права

10. v отклоняться; пасть; деградировать

11. v впадать; переходить; превращаться

to lapse into bad habits — усвоить дурные привычки

to lapse into heresy — впасть в ересь

to lapse into savagery — деградировать до уровня дикаря

to lapse into illness — заболеть

to lapse into unconsciousness — впадать в бессознательное состояние

only when she was strongly moved, did she lapse into the dialect of her youth — волнуясь, она переходила на то наречие, на котором говорила в молодости

to lapse to the Crown — переходить в казну, переходить в собственность государства

12. v течь; проходить

13. v исчезать; падать

14. v прекращаться, кончаться

the experiment lapsed last year — эксперимент завершился в прошлом году

15. v юр. терять силу

16. v юр. истекать; становиться недействительным

17. v юр. переходить в другие руки

the estate of a person dying without heirs or successors lapses to the Crown — имение умершего, не оставившего наследников и преемников, переходит в казну

18. v юр. утрачивать

Синонимический ряд:

1. breach (noun) breach; omission

2. decline (noun) backslide; backsliding; decline; degeneration; deterioration; recession; recidivism; regression; relapse; retrogression

3. error (noun) blooper; blunder; boner; bull; bungle; delinquency; erratum; error; fluff; miscue; misstep; mistake; peccadillo; rock; slip; slipup; trip

4. interval (noun) interval; pause; period; respite

5. cease (verb) cease; terminate

6. die (verb) abate; deteriorate; die; dwindle; ease off; ebb; fall off; let up; moderate; recede; relent; slacken; subside; wane

7. expire (verb) backslide; decline; expire; recidivate; regress; relapse; retrogress; return; revert; run out

Антонимический ряд:

improvement; increase

English-Russian base dictionary > lapse

79 low

1. n самый низкий уровень

to reach a new low — снова упасть

low bass — низкий бас

low tone — низкий тон

low grade — низкий сорт

low price — низкая цена

low water — низкая вода

2. n обыкн. низина

low oozy meadow — болотистая низина

topographic low — топографическая низина

3. n метеор. область низкого барометрического давления; циклон

low yield — низкий доход

low bounce — низкий прыжок

low crouch — низкий присед

low level — низкий уровень

low comedy — низкая комедия

4. n карт. младший козырь

low order bytes — младший байт

low order byte — младший байт

low cores — младшие ячейки

low byte — младший байт

5. n фоска

6. n спорт. самый маленький счёт

low play — игра по маленькой

to play for low stakes — играть по маленькой

7. n авт. первая, низшая скорость

on a low level — на низком уровне; в низших инстанциях

low speed control — управление на малых скоростях

low speed conrol — управление на малых скоростях

low rate tape — лента с малой скоростью протяжки

low explosive limit — низший предел взрываемости

8. a низкий, невысокий

low wall — низкая стена

low range of hills — невысокий ряд холмов

low forehead — низкий лоб

low latitudes — низкие широты

low pressure — низкое давление

low frequency — радио, низкая частота

low polymer — низший полимер

low trajectory — настильная траектория

low head — малый напор воды

low cover — подрост, нижний ярус

low gear — низшая передача

of low stature — невысокого роста

low cost — низкая стоимость

low grinding — низкий помол

low jar — невысокая баночка

low speed — низкая скорость

low bar — низкая перекладина

9. a низкий, низменный

trees growing in low, shady places — деревья, растущие в низких тенистых местах

low pressure warning switch — сигнализатор низкого давления

low fuel level indicator — указатель низкого уровня топлива

low core loss steel — сталь с низкими потерями в сердечнике

low standard of competitions — низкий уровень соревнований

low pressure air system — система воздуха низкого давления

10. a низкий, ниже обычного или желаемого уровня

low price — низкая цена

low attendance — плохая посещаемость

low level of employment — низкий уровень занятости, большая безработица

low visibility — плохая видимость

low tide — отлив, малая вода

to get low — понижаться, падать

the well is low — вода в колодце стоит на низком уровне

low ceiling — низкий потолок

low curling — низкие завитки

low krausen — низкие завитки

low preflight — низкий замах

low threshold — низкий порог

11. a открытый

low slippers — открытые туфли

12. a тихий, негромкий

low whisper — тихий шёпот

to speak in a low voice — говорить тихим голосом

13. a низкого происхождения, низкого социального положения

all sorts of people, high and low — всякие люди, люди разных классов

low area — циклон, область низкого давления

low level i/o — ввод - вывод низкого уровня

low rate of exchange — низкий валютный курс

very low frequencies — очень низкие частоты

year's low — наиболее низкий в течение года

14. a невысокоразвитый, стоящий на низкой ступени цивилизации

low tribes — племена, стоящие на низкой ступени развития

low risk postal area — почтовая зона малого риска

low frequency oscillator — генератор низкой частоты

straddle over low bar — перемах ноги врозь над н.ж.

low coupon bond — облигация с низкой купонной ставкой

low interest loan — ссуда с низкой процентной ставкой

15. a биол. низший

low forms of life — низшие формы жизни

low life — жизнь низших классов общества

low quality — низкое качество; низший сорт

16. a вульгарный, грубый; низкий; невоспитанный

low manners — плохие манеры; вульгарные манеры

low language — сквернословие

low fellow — невоспитанный человек, хам

low spreading — низкая степень растекания

low income family — семья с низким доходом

low center of gravity — низкий центр тяжести

low compressor — компрессор низкого давления

low friction piston — поршень низкого трения

17. a низкий, подлый

low trick — подлая выходка

low cunning — коварство; изворотливость

medium low — умеренно низкий

low pH — низкий показатель pH

low tempering — низкий отпуск

low H-bar — низкая перекладина

low arabesque — низкий арабеск

18. a слабый, пониженный, небольшой

low pulse — слабый пульс

low state of health — слабое здоровье

low roughness — слабая шероховатость

low inhibition — слабое ингибирование

low memory — память небольшой емкости

low volume — небольшой обьем; небольшой

low drag — небольшое лобовое сопротивление

19. a слабый, подавленный

to be feeling low — чувствовать себя неважно

low light — слабое освещение

low cohesion — слабая связность

low isolation — слабая развязка

low persistence — слабая стойкость

low strength gelatine — слабо желирующий желатин

20. a подавленный, униженный

to bring low — подавлять, угнетать; унижать

to be a cup too low — быть в подавленном настроении

21. a плохой, неблагоприятный

low audibility — плохая слышимость

his fortunes were at a low ebb — дела у него шли плохо

low visibility takeoff — взлет в условиях плохой видимости

low visibility landing — посадка в условиях плохой видимости

22. a скудный, недостаточный; непитательный; истощённый, исчерпанный

in low supply — дефицитный

to run low — истощаться

to be low in pocket — остаться без денег

to be in low supply — быть дефицитным

oil is in low supply — нефти не хватает; нефть поступает в недостаточном количестве

been in low supply — имел недостаточное снабжение

23. a церк. принадлежащие к низкой церкви

buy low — купить по низкой цене

low coupon — купон с низкой ставкой

low offer — предложение по низкой цене

low assay silver — серебро низкой пробы

too low — слишком низко; слишком низкий

24. adv низко

low at board — на конце стола

to bow low — низко кланяться; отвесить низкий поклон

to aim low — целить низко

to hang low — висеть низко

to sink low in the water — глубоко погрузиться в воду

stocks are running low — запасы кончаются

I hope I shall never fall as low as that — я надеюсь, что никогда не паду так низко

low enough — достаточно низкий

low priority — низкий риоритет

of low degree — низкого звания

high and low — высокий и низкий

low finish — низкая упитанность

25. adv тихо, негромко

to speak low — говорить тихо

26. adv на низких нотах

he cannot get so low — он не может взять такую низкую ноту

low inflation currency — валюта с низкими темпами инфляции

low intermediate frequency — низкая промежуточная частота

low assay — проба с низким содержанием ценного компонента

low weather operations — полеты по низким метеоминимумам

output LOW voltage — выходное напряжение низкого уровня

27. adv дёшево, по дешёвой цене

to buy low — покупать дёшево, купить по дешёвке

low priced shares — акции с низкой рыночной ценой

the goods brought low prices — товар продан по низкой цене

28. adv скудно; бедно, в бедности

to live low — жить в бедности, скудно питаться

rear lying support hang on low bar — вис лежа сзади на н.ж.

front lying support hang on low bar — вис лежа на н.ж.

very low frequency antenna — антенна диапазона СДВ

mean low water — средний уровень малых вод

low spot — углубление в шве

29. adv слабо

to burn low — слабо гореть

low fires — слабые огни

low pulse — слабый пульс

low binding — слабая связь

low coupling — слабая связь

30. adv поздно, недавно

you can find it as low as the 18th century — это можно обнаружить ещё и в XVIII веке

31. n мычание

32. v мычать

Синонимический ряд:

1. cheap (adj.) cheap; economical; inexpensive; low cost; low-cost; low-priced; popular; reasonable; uncostly; undear

2. coarse (adj.) coarse; crass; crude; gross; incult; inelegant; raw; rough; rude; uncouth; uncultivated; uncultured; unpolished; unrefined; vulgar

3. deep (adj.) bass; deep; low-pitched

4. downcast (adj.) bad; blue; cast down; chapfallen; crestfallen; dejected; depressed; disconsolate; dispirited; doleful; down; downcast; downhearted; down-in-the-mouth; downthrown; droopy; dull; gloomy; heartsick; heartsore; heavy-hearted; hipped; low-spirited; melancholic; melancholy; miserable; moody; mopey; sad; saddened; soul-sick; spiritless; sunk; unhappy; woebegone

5. flat (adj.) flat; level; squat; stumpy

6. humble (adj.) humble; insignificant; paltry; unimportant

7. ignoble (adj.) baseborn; ignoble; lowborn; meek; plain; plebeian; unennobled; unwashed

8. mean (adj.) abhorrent; abject; base; contemptible; degraded; despicable; detestable; disgraceful; disgusting; dishonorable; dishonourable; disreputable; filthy; foul; loathsome; low-down; lowly; mean; menial; nasty; obnoxious; odious; reprehensible; repugnant; rotten; servile; shabby; sordid; sorry; squalid; ugly; unbecoming; undignified; vile; wretched

9. poor (adj.) beggared; broke; destitute; dirt poor; fortuneless; impecunious; impoverished; indigent; necessitous; needy; penurious; poor; poverty-stricken; stone-broke; stony; strapped; unprosperous

10. prone (adj.) dead; prone; prostrate; supine

11. small (adj.) inferior; lesser; lower; minor; minor-league; nether; petty; secondary; small; subjacent; under

12. soft (adj.) gentle; hushed; low-key; muffled; quiet; soft; subdued

13. subaverage (adj.) subaverage; subnormal

14. unwell (adj.) ailing; dying; exhausted; expiring; feeble; indisposed; off-color; offish; poorly; sickly; sinking; underly; unwell; weak

15. bellow (verb) bellow

16. cheaply (other) cheaply; inexpensively

Антонимический ряд:

admirable; blatant; considerable; deafening; decent; elated; elevated; eminent; estimable; exalted; excited; exorbitant; happy; healthy; loud; substantial; tall

English-Russian base dictionary > low

80 ♦ wish

♦ wish /wɪʃ/
n.

1 desiderio; voglia; quel che si desidera; richiesta: (form.) in obedience to your wishes, in ottemperanza ai tuoi desideri; He has a great wish to visit London, ha un gran desiderio di visitare Londra; He has no wish to be a soldier, non ha nessuna voglia di fare il soldato; He got his wish, ottenne quel che desiderava; Unfortunately I cannot grant your wish, purtroppo non posso soddisfare il tuo desiderio; non posso accogliere la tua richiesta; to make a wish, fare (o esprimere dentro di sé) un desiderio; to respect sb. 's wishes, rispettare i desideri di q.; at one's express wish, per espresso desiderio di q.; dying wish, ultimo desiderio ( prima di morire)

2 augurio; voto (augurale): with best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, con i migliori auguri di Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo

3 (pl.) saluti

● (psic.) wish fulfilment, soddisfazione dei desideri □ wish list, lista dei desideri □ You had your wish, siete stati accontentati □ (prov.) If wishes were horses, beggars might ride, i desideri non riempiono il sacco □ (prov.) The wish is father to the thought, si crede facilmente a ciò che fa piacere.
♦ (to) wish /wɪʃ/
v. t. e i.

1 desiderare; volere: Do you wish to leave at once?, desideri partire subito?; What do you wish me to do?, che cosa vuoi che (io) faccia?; When do you wish it ( to be) finished?, quando vuoi che sia finito?; per quando dev'essere finito?; He cannot wish for anything better, non può desiderare niente di meglio

2 augurare: to wish sb. good luck [a pleasant trip, happiness], augurare a q. buona fortuna [buon viaggio, ogni felicità]: DIALOGO → - Going for an interview- Wish me luck!, fammi in bocca al lupo; to wish sb. well, augurare a q. ogni bene

3 augurarsi; sperare: I wish the news may prove wrong, spero che la notizia si dimostri falsa

4 – I wish [I wished] (+ congiunt.), vorrei [avrei voluto]; se almeno…; magari: I wish I were a poet, vorrei esser un poeta; I wished I were dead, avrei voluto essere morto; I wish you had told me in time, se almeno tu me l'avessi detto per tempo!; I wish I could go abroad, vorrei poter andare all'estero; I wish you were back again, vorrei che tu fossi già di ritorno; I wish I were a multimillionaire, come vorrei essere un milionario; magari fossi milionario!; I wish he wouldn't always interfere!, ma perché deve sempre interferire?; I wish you wouldn't say that!, per favore non dire cose simili!

● to wish sb. away, desiderare che q. se ne vada □ (infant.) to wish the pain away, far passare la bua ( a un bambino: con un bacio, ecc.) □ to wish sb. goodbye, salutare q. ( alla partenza); dire addio a q. □ to wish sb. good morning, dare il buongiorno a q. □ to wish sb. good night, augurare la buona notte a q. □ to wish st. on sb., augurare qc. ( di sgradevole) a q.; (fam.) rifilare, sbolognare (q. o qc.) a q.: I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy, non lo augurerei al mio peggior nemico □ to wish on a star, esprimere un desiderio guardando una stella □ (iron.) I wish you joy of it, buon pro ti faccia!
NOTA D'USO: - to wish-

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